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INAUGURATION 



OF THE 



STATUE OF WAEREN, 



BY THE 



BUNKER HILL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, 



JUNE 17, 1857. 



BOSTON: 
BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE. 

1858. 



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EDITOR'S PREFACE. 



In preparing the following pages for the press, one design has 
been to individualize the object, and to make the volume like the 
occasion, a memorial of the man. The purpose was to do honor 
to the fame and the memory of Warren; to perpetuate the 
remembrance of his life, his devotion and his death ; and in- 
cidentally to revive the record of his services and those of his 
compeers, — who lived to do the deeds he foreshadowed,— and re- 
inspire the people with a sense of their obligations and the 
sacredness of their gratitude. The occasion seemed to justify 
this; the gushing patriotism of the people has approved it. — 
The lesson it teaches is before the country : we but relate the 
history of that instruction. 

We are aware that though frequent allusions are made to the 
life of Warren, or to particular incidents in his career, in these 
pages, yet excepting in the fraternal eulbgium of the Grand Master, 
not even a partial detail of his life is presented. Warren is re- 
garded too exclusively as a military man, — but his pre-eminent fame 
rests more securely on his civil character: his civil career made 
him a patriot ; his military ardor a martyr. As illustrative of 
his life, however, and as indicative of the appreciative estimate 



IV EDITOR S PREFACE. 

of his services by his countrymen, the addresses and letters 
which follow are valuable and interesting memorials. 

"We have taken no liberties with the style or manner of the 
writers, whose contributions we print, preferring that they should 
preserve the spirit and freshness in which they were conceived 
and expressed by their authors. In these and in other respects, 
they bear their own responsibility. 

The volume has been prepared with as much carefulness as 
could be given to it consistently with other duties, and while we 
cannot presume that all mistakes have been avoided, it is hoped 
that few — and those unimportant — will be discovered. In some 
cases the letters were hastily written, and though generally very 
legible, have not been free from uncertainty. Some omissions 
may have occurred, and as we have said elsewhere, some letters 
intended for the Committee, may have miscarried. It is worthy 
of mention that the letters recorded, represent "thirteen" States 
of the Union — the historic number of the revolution. We will 
not venture invidiously to direct the attention of the reader to 
any of these, as specially worthy of perusal, as they all breathe 
one spirit and unite in one purpose. 

As a whole, we commend the volume to the public. It is the 

record of a patriotic occasion, designed to honor the brave and 

strengthen the bonds of fraternity and Union. It exhibits in all 

its pages the expression of that broad nationality and patriotism, 

which, amid the conflicts of opinions and the ambitions of party, 

we trust, shall preserve our free institutions until the marble itself 

shall have crumbled into dust, 

w. w. w. 



CONTENTS. 



Introductory Remarks and Proceedings, 1 

Committee of Arrangements, . . . . 2 

Legislative Committee of Reception, ... 4 

Committee of the City Council of Boston, . . 5 

Appointment of Grand Marshal, .... 6 

Exercises in the Pavilion, 11 

Ode, by Hon. George Lunt, ..... 12 

Address of Presentation by Hon. Edward Everett, . 17 

" of Reception by Hon. G. "Washington Warren, 37 

Masonic Address, by Col. John T. Heard, . . 49 

Address of Gov. Gardner, of Mass., ... 57 

of Gov. Dyer, of R. I., . . . . 59 

" of Gov. Holley of Conn., .... 61 

'« of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, . . . , 62 

«' of Senator Mason, of Virginia, ... 66 

of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, ... 70 

of Hdn. John P. Kennedy of Md., . . 72 

" of Gov. King of New York, ... 75 

Concluding Remarks, 79 

The Pavilion, ........ 80 

Marshals of the Pavilion, . . , . . 82 

Independent Cadets, 82 



CONTENTS. 



Celebration, Procession, &c. 

Arrival of troops, ... * 
Seventh Regiment, . . , . 

Bunker Hill Association of New York, 
Second Regiment and invited military. 
Assemblage of guests at the State House. 
Aids and Assistant Marshals, 

The Pbocession, 
Military Escort, 
Civic Cortege, . . , 

Route and Decorations, * 
Decorations, .... 

Masonic Services, 

Masonic Hymn by Rev. W. R. Alger, 
Ode, by John H. Sheppard, Esq., 



History of the Statue, 

Subscribers to the Statue, 



Correspondence, 

Introductory Remarks, .... 
Letter to the President of the United States, 
The President's Reply, . . . . 
Invitation to the Legislature, . . . . 
Circular of Invitation, .... 
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
a i< >• u Navy, . 

" " " " Interior, 

" Attorney General, . 
Lieut. Gen. Scott. . 
Maj. Gen. Wool, . 
Lieut. Col. Lay, 
Maine — Letter from Gov. Williams, 
New Hampshire — Letter from Gov. Haile, 

'• " Ex-President Pierce, 



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Massachicsetts — Letter from Chief Justice Shaw, 
" Judge Sprague, 



f« " Sanger, . , 

«« Hon. Caleb Cushing, 

" Hon. Rufus Choate, 

" Hon. Josiah Quincy, 

« Ex-Gov. Lincoln, . 

« Hon. John Gr. Palfrey, . 

« William H. Prescott, Esq., 

«' George Peabody, Esq., . 

" Hon. Arthur W. Austin, 

« Col. Charles G. Greene, 

«« Dr. Edward Warren, 

" Mr. Joseph Warren, 

« Edward S. Header, Esq 

New York — Letter from Ex-President Van Buren, 
n " " Fillmore, 

«' " Senator Seward, . 

" " Ex-Gov. Hunt, . 

" " Washington Irving, Esq., 

" " Ex-Senator Fish, 

Pennsylvania— Letter from Senator Cameron, 
New Jersey — Letter from Gov. Newell, . 
Delaware — Letter frpm Gov. Causey, 
Maryland — Letter from Senator Pearce, 
Virginia — Letter from Gov. Wise, 

Letter from Ex-President Tyler, 
South Carolina — Letter from Gov. Allston, . 
Alabama — Letter from Hon. Mr. Hilliard, 
Kentucky — Letter from Gov. Morehead, . 
Louisiana — Letter from Gov. Wickliffe, . 
District of Columbia — Letter from Jos. Warren Newcomb. 175 
Letter from W. W. Corcoran, Esq., 175 
« Prof. Henry, . 176 

Correspondence of the State Committee. 177 

Introductory Remarks. ...... 177 



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CONTENTS. 



Letter to the President of the United States, . 178 

Reply of the President, 179 

Letter from the Vice President of the United States, 179 

" " Secretary Cass. ... . . . 181 

Cobb, , .... 182 

'« " " Toucey 183 

" «' " Brown 183 

" " " Thompson, .... 184 

" " Lieut. Gen. Scott, 185 

" Ex-Pres. Tyler, 185 

" " " " Fillmore, 186 

" *' Hon. John C. Fremont, .... 186 



Municipal Celebration, 


189 


Committee of the City Council, 


189 


Levee at City Hall, .... 


192 


Mayor's Address, 


193 


Parade of the Fire Department, 


196 



Contemporary Selections, 201 

Boston Evening Gazette; Lines by Mrs. Otis, . 201 

Bunker Hill Aurora 202 

Boston Courier, 204 

Boston Herald, 206 

Boston Advertiser, . . '. . . . 208 

Home Journal, New York. Letter from N. P. Willis, 208 

Boston Journal, ....... 212 

Boston Traveller, 213 

Charlestown Advertiser, • . . • . 216 

Evening Transcript, " Tamor." .... 216 

Boston Post, Last Days of Warren, . . . 218 

Concluding Proceedings, 221 

Votes of Thanks, 221 

Letter of Grand Marshal to Lieut. Gen, Scott. . 222 

Reply of Lieut. Gen. Scott, 223 



Government of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, 



224 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AND PROCEEDINGS. 



In view of what is to follow in these pages, it will be 
unnecessary to give any extended account of the Warren 
Statue in this place. In the remarks of Mr. Everett, in 
behalf of the Committee of the Monument Association, the 
origin of the work is suggested, as well as the means by 
which it has been accomplished ; and in those of the Presi- 
dent, in accepting the charge of the Statue, such further facts 
and views are presented as were called for by the occasion. 
The idea of a Statue of Gen. Warren, — inasmuch as Con- 
gress had delayed for eighty years to carry out its resolution 
to erect a monument to his memory, — was a natural one, 
and received an impulse in its very conception which has 
promoted its success. 

Although not falling precisely within the line of service of 
the Bunker Hill Monument Association, in the accomplish- 
ment of its one great object, the Directors could not hesitate 
to undertake the duty proposed by Col. Thomas H. Perkins, 
and accept his generoiis subscription as the beginning of the 
work. Accordingly, at the meeting of the Board of Directors, 
in July, 1850, the two letters of Col. Perkins, addressed to 
Dr. John C. Warren, then submitted to the Board, were 
referred to a Committee of Directors who, under the direc- 
tion of the Board, took the necessary steps in the matter 
and have had charge of the work since that time. 



Z INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, ETC. 

At the annual meeting of tlie Association, on the 17th of 
June, 1856, the Committee were requested to make suitable 
arrangements for the public Inauguration of the Statue on 
the next anniversary of the battle. 

At a special meeting of the Association, on the 6th of 
March, 1857, (when it was rendered certain that the Statue 
would be completed in a few weeks,) the original committee 
was enlarged and invested with authority to make arrange- 
ments for its proper inauguration, and comprised the following 
gentlemen, viz : — 

G. WASHINGTON WARREN, President. 
EDWARD EVERETT. 
WILLIAM R. LAWRENCE. 
WILLIAM W. WHEILDON. 
ROBERT C. WINTHROP. 
PETER HUBBELL, 
FREDERIC W. LINCOLN, Jr. 
TIMOTHY T. SAWl^ER, 
J. M. WIGHTMAN. 

At the first meeting of this Committee, on the day of their 
appointment, on the motion of Mr. Everett, Messrs. Warren, 
Wheildon, and Sawyer, were appointed a sub-committee 
to report a plan of proceedings for the proposed celebration. 
This Committee, under authority of a vote of the whole com- 
mittee, added Mr. F. "W. Lincoln, Jr. to their number. 
At a subsequent meeting of the whole committee, Messrs. 
Benjamin T. Reed, Stephen Fairbanks, and James Law- 
rence, were invited to give the Committee their counsel and 
assistance in carrying forward the objects of the Association, 
and they have rendered the most valuable services. Mr. 
Joseph H. Buckingham officiated for the Committee as 
Recording Secretary. 

The proposition to erect a Statue of Gen. Warren, com- 
mended itself to the Directors of the Monument Association, 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, ETC. O 

because it seemed to them to be another step in the great 
work of commemoration, originally contemplated and de- 
manded by the public sentiment of the country, and which 
was likely to keep alive the sense of obligation and grati- 
tude towards the early patriots of revolutionary history. It 
seemed to them, while a mere matter of justice to the great 
martyr of that day, to be a fit and proper means to rekindle 
the patriotic ardor of our countrymen, and promote, in some 
degree, that sentiment of national fraternity, so conspicuous 
in our early history, and which the contemplation of the 
deeds of our fathers is so well calculated to inspire. The 
Committee, therefore, after carefully and deliberately con- 
sidering the whole subject, came to the conclusion that the 
occasion was one which would not only justify, but appeared, 
under the circumstances of the times, to demand a public 
celebration of the most ample and liberal character. These 
views and sentiments influenced the Committee in making 
their arrangements, to all of which they were desirous of 
giving, as far as practicable, a national character. 

The Committee immediately proceeded to the duties of 
their appointment, and on the second day of April, extended 
an invitation to the President of the United States to honor 
the occasion with his presence, as the highest public officer of 
the country. They also extended invitations to the members 
of the Cabinet, governors of the States, members of Con- 
gress, &c., and to many distinguished gentlemen, including 
in the number citizens of every State in the Union. 

Immediately on the announcement of the purpose of the 
Association, a very general interest was manifested in the 
proposed inauguration, and as necessarily connected therewith, 
a proper celebration of the eighty-second anniversary of the 
battle. The City Council of Charlestown took notice of the 
subject at their meeting on the 16th of March, and appointed 
a Joint Committee to make arrangements " to unite with the 
Bunker Hill Monument Association in a proper celebration 



4 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, ETC. 

of the day." The doings of this Committee, in aid of the 
Association and in celebration of the day, will be more par- 
ticularly mentioned hereafter. 

It coming to be generally understood that the President of 
the United States and some members of his Cabinet would 
accept the invitation of the Association, and Lieut. General 
WiNFiELD Scott having signified to the Committee his in- 
tention to be present on the occasion, the Legislature of the 
State, then in session, passed the following order, and ap- 
pointed a Committee of the two Houses to make arrange- 
ments for the reception of these distinguished persons on the 
part of the Commonwealth : — 

Ordered, That, ■with such as the Senate may join, be appointed a 

Committee with full powers to make such ai-rangements as may be deemed 
expedient and proper for the reception, on the part of the State, of the 
PRESIDENT and Vice-Pkesident of the United States, the members of the 
Cabinet, Lieut. Gen. Scott, and other distinguished strangers who may 
visit the State on the occasion of the Celebration of the 17th June next, 
and the Inauguration of the Statue of General Warren. 

The Committee consisted of the following gentlemen, viz : 

Hon. CHARLES W. UPHAM, President of the Senate. 
CHARLES A. PHELPS, Speaker of the House. 

VELOROUS TAPT, ^ 

ROBERT I. BURBANK, I Of the Senate. 

GIDEON HAYNES, ) 

JAMES LEE, Jr., of Charlestoivn, 

ELIHU C. BAKER, of Mcdford, 

THOMAS FARMER, of Roxbury, \ qj ^J^^ jj^wse. 

DEXTER F. PARKER, of Worcester, ( 

JONAS EITCH, of Boston, ) 

With the purpose of forwarding the views of the Monu- 
ment Association, and giving that high official character 
to the celebration wliich, should entitle it to be regarded 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, ETC. O 

as National, and neither partizan, sectional, or local, this 
Committee immediately extended invitations, on the part of 
the Commonwealth, to the President of the United States 
and other civil officers, to Lieut. Gen. Scott, and others, 
tendering to them the hospitalities of the State. Portions of 
their correspondence will be found in the present volume. 

His Excellency, Governor Gardner, on learning of the 
acceptance by Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott of the invita- 
tion of the Monument Association, directed two of his Aids, 
Cols. Bates and French, to meet him at the line of the 
State, and tendering the hospitalities of the Commonwealth, 
conduct him to the Capital. The Independent Cadets were 
also ordered to report at Head Quarters, and the First 
Brigade First Division M. V. M., were ordered to report 
for special duty on the morning of the 17th. When it was 
ascertained that Lieut Gen. Scott would not be able to be 
present, on account of " severe illness in his family," some 
of these orders were necessarily countermanded. 

The City Council of Boston, also, manifested their interest 
in the celebration and the expected presence of distinguished 
guests, by the appointment of a Joint Special Committee, 
composed of the following gentlemen, viz : — 

Alderman, Olweb, Feost, Councilman, Oliver Stevens, 

" Pelham Bonney, " Joseph Smith, 

" Silas Pierce, * " Sidney A. Stetson, 

" Timothy A. Sumner, " Newell A. Thompson, 

" Joseph M. Wightman, " Benjamin Pond, 

'* George W. Tuxbury, 

" Henry E. Bailey. 

This Committee at once opened a correspondence with some 
of the invited guests of the Association, tendering to them 
the hospitalities of the City of Boston, and also proposing to 
hold a grand banquet on the 18th, in compliment to Lieut. 
Gen. Scott. A second Committee was appointed by the 



b INTKODDCTORY REMARKS, ETC. 

City Council, not directly connected with the proiDosed cele- 
bration, however, for the purpose of receiving and welcom- 
ing to the city the Seventh Regiment of New York, 
(the National Guard, of that city,) under command of Col. 
A. Duryee, which had announced its intention to be present 
on the seventeenth. 

The City Council of Roxburj^ also addressed an invitation 
to Lieut. Gen. Scott to partake of the hospitalities of that city, 
on the morning of the ITth., should his convenience permit ; 
and everywhere a competing disposition Avas manifested to 
honor the expected guests of the Association, and give eclat 
to the day. It was announced that various associations and 
military companies from other States would be present, in 
regalia and imiform, and expect to participate in the cere- 
monies. 

In view of all these considerations, so confirmatory of 
their own opinions, the Committee determined upon a lib- 
eral and appropriate celebration of the day and the occa- 
sion, — by a military and civic procession in the cities of 
Boston and Charlestown ; by addresses on the Cirounds, 
adapted to the place and the purpose ; and by such cere- 
monies of inauguration as might be deemed suitable and im- 
pressive ,' and freely to invite, as already intimated, the 
eminent and the patriotic, all over the country, to honor the 
occasion and manifest their sense of the deeds and fame of 
the fathers of the Revolution by their presence. One of the 
first duties of the Committee, — after providing for the neces- 
sary services in the delivery and reception of the Statue and 
the other exercises of Inauguration, — was the appointment 
of a Grand Marshal, and for this post they were fortunate in 
securing the services of Col. Thomas Aspinwall, and 
through his invitation, those of Gen. Tyler and his asso- 
ciates, as aids. A list of the gentlemen acting as aids to the 
grand marshal and assistant marshals will be found on page 
90, preceding the procession. 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, ETC. 7 

Other necessary arrangements, as will appear in tlieir 
actual results, were made by the Committee, whose unre- 
mitted labors, continued for weeks, hardly ended with the 
day. On the morning of the ITth, however, the Committee 
began to realize how great a task they had undertaken, 
and how ready the people were to respond to the call of 
patriotism to do honor to the noble and the brave. The cities 
of Boston and Charlestown were filled with people from 
every quarter of the State and from other States of the Union, 
and the day was mainly given up in both cities to the details 
of the celebration. 

After some delay, incident to the formation of so large a 
body of military, (some of whom were from distant places 
and could not reach the city at an early hour in the day,) 
the procession commenced its movement from the State 
House in Boston, at about twelve o'clock, and reached the 
Monument Grounds in Charlestown, at about four o'clock. 

The procession, including one of the most brilliant dis- 
plays of military ever seen in this vicinity, was all that the 
Committee could desire, and attracted a vast concourse of 
people, besides the thousands assembled around the Monu- 
ment Grounds, who lined and nearly filled the streets for 
three or four miles over which it passed. A detail of the 
procession as finally constituted, the route, decorations, &c., 
will be found on pages succeeding the exercises in the 
pavilion. 



EXERCISES IN THE PAYILION. 



EXERCISES IN THE PAVILION. 



The Grand Marshal having called the attention of 
the audience, spoke as follows : 

" Fellow-citizens : — It is desirable that the audience, near the 
outskirts of the pavilion, should be seated and uncovered. On the 
present occasion, and on this hallowed spot, coming here, as it were, 
to bow before the shrine of patriotism, it will be well, perhaps, to pay 
all proper outward reverence to the circumstances under which 
we are placed. 

" The first exercise will be music by the Germania Band, during 
which the Statue will be uncovered." 

UNCOVERING OF THE STATUE. 

The music having ceased, the Grand Marshal then 
said : 

"I am desired by the President of the Monument Association 
to remind the audience, that on the evening of the 16th of June, 
1775, just before the detachment, under Colgnel Prescott, took up 
its line of march to possess and fortify this spot, on which we stand, 
it was drawn up on the College Green, and the blessing of Heaven 
11 



12 EXERCISES IN THE PAVILION. 

on the enterprise was invoked by Rev. Dr. Langdon, President of 
Harvard College. 

" On this present auspicious occasion, when we are assembled to 
do honor to the patriots who, under God, purchased for us, with 
their own blood, the many advantages that we enjoy, an address to 
the Throne of Grace, for a continuance of the Divine favor toward 
us and our country, will be made by an eminently worthy successor 
of that President, — a man whom we all love and honor, — the 
Reverend Dr. Walker, President of Harvard College." 

An appropriate and impressive prayer, — suitable to 
the occasion and its history,— \Yas then addressed tcj 
the Throne of Grace, by Rev. Dr. Walker. 

The following Ode, wutten by Hon. George Lunt, 
was then sung by the Handel and Haydn Society ac- 
companied by the Germania Band : 

ODE. 

Semi-Chorus. On the hill of battle raise 

Anthems of immortal praise ; 
Honor deck the hallowed ground, 
Peace eternal vest it round ! 
Vigil here shall Freedom keep, 
Airy chants perpetual sweep, 
Voices from the future rolled. 
Echoes of the soul of old. 

Chorus. On the hill of battle raise 

Anthems of immortal praise; 



EXERCISES IN THE PAVILION. 



13 



Honor deck the hallowed ground, 
Peace eternal vest it round ! 
On the hill of battle raise 
Anthems of immortal praise ! 

Semi-Chorus. Solemn swell, triumphal tune. 

Wafted on the breath of June, — 
Breath, that shook the hills afiir, 
When it bore the shout of war. 
Through the veil of Ao;e"s gloom 
Call the warrior from his tomb ; 
His be all a hero's fame. 
His the laurelled martyr's name. 

Chorus. On the hill of battle raise 

Anthems of immortal praise, &c. 

Semi-Chorus. On a gratefiil people's eyes 
Bid the imaged marble rise, 
Freedom's champion, where he trod, 
Where his spirit rose to God I 
Sacred as his fate sublime 
Keep his fame, consenting Time, 
Noble 'mid the living brave, 
« Nobler in his youthful grave ! 

Chorus. On the hill of battle raise 

Anthems of immortal praise; &c. 




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ADDRESS OP PRESENTATION 



BY 



HON. EDWARD EVERETT, 



In behalf of the Committee on the Statue. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The Grand Marshal called the attention of the audi- 
ence, and said : An Address will now be delivered 
by him, whose name is another name for eloquence, 
learning and patriotism — a name "when unadorned, 
adorned the "^Edward Everett. 



ADDRESS or PRESENTATION. 



Mr. President, — 

On behalf of a committee of the Directors of 
the Bunker Hill Monument Association, I have the 
honor to surrender to you, as the President of that 
body, yonder marble statue of General Joseph War- 
ren, who laid down his life for his country on this 
sj)ot, eighty-two years ago this day. In this act of 
grateful commemoration, we do but pay an ear- 
ly-promised long-deferred tribute of affection and 
respect, to one of the most zealous champions and effi- 
cient promoters of American liberty and indepen- 
dence — the first distinguished victim in the cause. 
As far as it is in our power, we wipe off the reproach 
which has rested upon us for two generations. As 
earl}^ as the 8th of April, 1777, it was ordered by 
the Continental Congress, that a monument should 
be erected to the memory of General Warren in the 
town of Boston, and to the memory of General Mer- 
cer in Fredericsburg, Virginia. The marble of which 
these monuments are to be erected has not yet been 
quarried. In 1794, the members of King Solomon's 
Lodge of Masons in Charlestown, erected on the sum- 

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18 MR. Everett's address. 

mit of Bunker Hill a Tuscan column, in honor of 
General Warren and his brave associates in arms. 
The property of the spot on which this monument 
stood was, by the donation of the Hon. James Rus- 
sell, vested in the Lodge, and was ceded by them to 
the Bunker Hill Monument Association in 1825, on 
condition that some trace of their early patriotic 
effort should be preserved within the more appropri- 
ate and permanent monument which the Association 
were about to erect. This pledge was fully redeemed 
in 1845, by allowing the Lodge to place within the 
obelisk an exact copy in marble of the original 
monument and of the inscriptions upon it. 

At the celebration of the anniversary of the bat- 
tle, in 1850, three-quarters of a century after the 
great event, it occurred to a generous and patriotic 
citizen present, — whose heart and hand were ever 
open to the calls of public spirit or benevolence, — 
the late Thomas Handasyd Perkins, that the time had 
come, when the duty of erecting some permanent 
memorial of General Warren ought no longer to be 
neglected, and a contribution of one thousand dol- 
lars was liberally offered by him for this purpose. 
This offer, contained in a letter to the late lamented 
Dr. John C. Warren, was referred to a committee of 
the Directors of the Bunker Hill Monument Associa- 
tion; by whom, after due consideration, a marble 
statue, to be executed by some American artist, was 



MR. Everett's address. 19 

recommended as the most suitable form of the me- 
morial. This recommendation was adopted by the 
Directors^ was approved by Colonel Perkins, and has 
been carried into effect by his generous subscription 
and the contributions of other liberal benefactors. 
The work was confided, in conformity with the ex- 
pressed wish of Colonel Perkins, to Mr. Henry Dex- 
ter, of Cambridgeport, a meritorious, self-taught Amer- 
ican artist, who, in its execution, has united the sym- 
pathetic ardor of the patriot with the conscientious 
zeal of the sculptor. He has adopted the original 
portrait of Warren, by Copley, as the basis of his 
likeness, and has no doubt attained as perfect a re- 
semblance of the youthful hero, as it is now in the 
power of the art to produce. In his presence, and that 
of his work, it would be alike superfluous and indel- 
icate to enlarge upon its merits. There it stands, let 
it speak for itself I perform the last pleasing and 
honorable duty of the committee for procuring the 
statue, in now transferring it to your official posses- 
sion, and placing it, through you, in the permanent 
custody of the Bunker Hill Monument Association. 

The performance of this pleasing and honorable 
duty is not unattended with sadness. In the interval 
of seven years, which have elapsed since the work 
was proposed, its first and greatest benefactor has 
passed away, and with him the other earliest and 
largest contributors to the statue, our late respected 



20 MR. Everett's address. 

and liberal fellow-citizens, John Welles and Samuel 
Apple ton, and the two noble brother patrons of every 
public-spirited and philanthropic undertaking, Amos 
and Abbott Lawrence. One half of the cost of the 
statue was defrayed by these five departed benefac- 
tors, — the residue is the more recent donation of 
living contributors. The pedestal of beautiful Amer- 
ican verde antique is the contribution of the family of 
the late Dr. Warren. For whatever of interest there 
is in this occasion — for whatever of satisfaction we 
enjoy, in seeing the first beloved and youthful victim 
in the cause of American liberty restored to us in 
enduring marble, we are indebted, in the first place, 
to the large-hearted, warm-hearted men whose 
names I have repeated. They have all passed away; 
and with them has also passed away another honored 
associate, the friend of nearly half a century, who 
would have enjoyed a silent but intense gratification 
in this day's proceedings — the late lamented Dr. 
John C. Warren, the nephew of General Joseph War- 
ren, whose warm and active interest in the commem- 
oration of the 17th of June, 1775, transcending the 
limits of name and kindred, led him to consecrate 
the strenuous exertions of more than thirty years, 
not merely to the erection of the monument, but to 
the illustration of all the memories that cluster 
around Bunker Hill. And may it be permitted to 
me, sir, as the only survivor of the first committee 



MR. Everett's address. 21 

appointed to procure subscriptions in 1825, and of 
the executive committee clothed with tlie full powers 
of the directors, in the construction of the work, to 
state, that among all the zealous, persevering and 
judicious friends of the Bunker Hill Monument, there 
was none who from first to last contributed more effec- 
tively to its successful prosecution and final comple- 
tion than Dr. John C. Warren. 

Nor let it be thought, sir, that in erecting the 
statue of General Joseph "Warren and bestowing the 
honors of this day exclusively upon him, we forget 
the services of the great men of whatever rank, who 
partook, with like courage and patriotic devotion, the 
perils of the ever memorable 17th of June, 1775, 
whether with him they gave their lives to the coun- 
try, or survived for other fields of danger and other 
calls of duty. To honor, without attempting to enu- 
merate or compare their names, — to mark to the 
latest generation the spot where they stood side by 
side through the live-long hours of that anxious, toil- 
some night and that tremendous day, and braved 
in their most terrible form, and most of them for the 
first time, the perils of the battle, — is the object of 
the time-defying work which crowns the hiU on which 
we stand. It commemorates no individual man or 
State. It stands indeed on the soil of Massachusetts, 
where the battle was fought ; but there it stands 
equally for Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode 



22 MR. Everett's address. 

Island, and the younger sisters of the New England 
family, Vermont and Maine, whose troops shared 
with ours the dangers and honors of the day. It 
stands for Prescott and Warren, but not less for Put- 
nam, and Stark, and Green. No name adorns the 
shaft ; but ages hence, though our alphabets may be- 
come as obscure as those which cover the monuments 
of Nineveh and Babylon, its uninscribed surface, (on 
which monarchs might be proud to engrave their 
titles), will perpetuate the memory of the 17th of 
June. It is the monument of the day, of the event, 
of the battle of Bunker Hill ; of all the brave men 
who shared its perils, — alike of Prescott and Put- 
nam and Warren, — the chiefs of the day, and the 
colored man, Salem, who is reported to have shot the 
gallant Pitcairn as he mounted the parapet. Cold as 
the clods on which it rests, stiU as the silent heavens 
to which it soars, it is yet vocal, eloquent, in their 
undivided praise. Till the ponderous and well-com- 
pacted blocks of granite, which no force but that of 
an earthquake will heave from their bearings, shall 
fall asunder, it will stand to the most distant posterity 
a grand impartial illustration — nature's own mas- 
sive lithography — of the noble page, second to no 
other in the annals of America, on which History 
shall write down the names and the deeds of the 
17th of June, 1775. 

But while the obelisk, unappropriated to any indi- 



MR. Everett's address. 23 

vidual name, however brilliant, forgetful of no indi- 
vidual merit however humble, towers in serene sim- 
plicity, the one impartial moniunent of the day, — it 
seemed proper to the munificent proposer of the 
work we now inaugurate, and to his liJ^eral associates 
in the undertaking, that a beginning should at length 
be made of a separate commemoration of those, who 
rendered especial service in an action which gave a 
character to the whole succeeding contest ; a battle 
in which the loss of the enemy exceeded two-fold 
that of Saratoga, Monmouth, or Yorktown, or of any 
other conflict in the war ; and which, disguising a 
disastrous defeat with the name of victory, was, in 
the language of General Burgoyne, who witnessed 
the engagement, " the loss of the British Empire in 
America." No one, I am persuaded, will think it un- 
just that the first statue has been erected to Warren ; 
no one but must desire that the example thus set 
should be followed by those of Prescott, of Putnam, 
of Gardner, of McClary, and of whomsoever else a 
grateful posterity may deem worthy to be associated 
with them in these posthumous honors. I need not 
tell you, sir, that it has long been in contemplation 
to erect a permanent lodge on some portion of these 
consecrated grounds, which shall afford an appropri- 
ate place of deposit for the archives of the Associa- 
tion, and for the relics and memorials of the battle, 
and there it is probable, if this design is executed, 



24 ]\m. Everett's address. 

that the statue which we this day inaugurate, will 
be definitively set up, to be surrounded, let us hope, 
with the busts and statues of many others of the 
brave men who stood or fell in the cause of the 
country on that momentous da}^. 

In these ways and by these works — by the ma- 
jestic structure which points its uninscribed shaft to 
the skies, and by the monumental statues which we 
dedicate to individual merit, a grateful posterity will 
^eek to honor those to whose wise and brave coun- 
sels, to whose toils and whose blood, we are indebted, 
under Providence, for this rich heritage of public and 
private prosperity. Of these, — in this part of the 
Union, — there is no name to stand before Warren's. 
Prudent, resolute, fearless, not yet thirty-five years 
of age, he was in reality, as President of the Provin- 
cial Congress of Massachusetts, and Chairman of the 
Committee of Safety, the efficient head of the pa- 
triot cause in New England. In addition to these 
important offices, three days before the battle of the 
17th of June, he was chosen Major General of the 
Massachusetts troops. He was hunself opposed to 
the occupation of Bunker Hill, but that measure hav- 
ing been resolved upon by the council of war, War- 
ren determined to support it with his presence, and if 
need should be, his blood. Mr. Gerry, his associate 
in the Committee of Safety, in conference with him 
on the 16th, strongly dissuaded his joining the de- 



MB. EvhKETT'S ADDRESS. 25 

tachment, which had been ordered on this eventful 
errand. " It will be madness," said he, " to expose 
yourself, where destruction will be all but inevitable." 
" I am aware of this," said Warren, " but I live within 
the sound of the cannon : how could I hear their 
roaring in such a cause and not be there?" Again 
Mr. Gerry remonstrated, and concluded with saying, 
" As surely as you go to the hill, you will be slain." 
Warren's reply was — 

" Dalce et decorum est pro patria mori." 
It is sweet and becoming to die for the country. 

That day, the 16th, he passed at Watertown, the 
seat of the Provincial Congress, remaining there the 
greater part of the night, in the discharge of the 
public business. At five o'clock on the morning of 
the 17th he rode to Cambridge, and suffering severely 
from headache, threw himself on the bed for a little 
repose — the last he ever took on earth. When the 
intelligence reached Cambridge that the enemy was 
in motion, it was communicated to him by General 
Ward. He rose from his bed, — declared that he was 
well, — mounted his horse, and rode to Charlestown. 
Just elected a Major-General, he repaired to the field 
as a volunteer, — refused the command which was 
tendered him by Putnam and Prescott, — inquired 
where the attack would be most formidable, and 
placed himself there, — among the foremost in the 



26 MR. Everett's address. 

conflictj among the last in the lingering retreat ; till 
he was struck with a bullet in the head, and fell to 
rise no more. The next morning the body was 
found by Dr. Jeffries and General Winslow, who vis- 
ited the field, and who saw the spot where it was 
buried. The following spring, after the departure of 
the Koyal forces, the honored remains, identified by 
sure indications, were re-interred with appropriate 
funeral ceremonies in Boston. The pall was borne 
by General Ward and other distinguished associates 
in arms, and the opening words of Morton, the 
Eulogist, — "Illustrious Relics! what tidings from 
the Grave?" — produced a thrill in the audience, 
which clung, through life, to the memory of those 
who heard it. In the official account of the battle, 
prepared a short time afterwards, at the instance of 
the Committee of Safety, Major General Joseph 
Warren is named first among the dead, as "a man 
whose memory will be endeared to his countrymen, 
and to the worthy in every part and age of the 
world, so long as virtue and valor shall be esteemed 
among mankind." 

Eighty-two years have passed away since these 
prophetic words were uttered, and we now behold a 
pledge of their fulfilment, in this great assembly 
gathered to do honor to his name, and in the attend- 
ance of so many of the most distinguished of our 
community and of the land. We are deprived, in- 



MR. Everett's address. 27 

deed, by a cause which demands all our sympathy, of 
the desired presence of the illustrious Chief, the 
Lieutenant General of the armies of the United 
States, whose own blood has not been spared in the 
service of the country, who has fought her battles 
victoriously in every climate, from the Canadian fron- 
tier to the tropics, and who, more favored of Provi- 
dence, has lived to an honored age, to enter into that 
reward of gratitude and veneration, which it was 
given to Warren to deserve but not to enjoy. We 
are honored with the presence of the chief magis- 
trates of several sister States, although suddenly de- 
prived, to our great regret for the event and its 
cause, of the attendance of the chief magistrate of 
the Empire State of New York, worthy representa- 
tive of a noble Massachusetts sire, Governor of a 
State whose population equals that of the whole 
United Colonies on the day when Warren fell ; of 
others who have served the Republic in posts of honor 
and usefulness, in diJfierent parts of our common coun- 
try ; of these patriotic military corps, and civic and 
literary and benevolent fraternities; in a word, of 
this vast multitude of every age and either sex, as- 
sembled to pay homage to the marble presentment 
of the youthful hero; eager to crown with this 
earthly immortality of fame the first great martyr in 
the cause of American Independence. 

Nor is it the least of the satisfactions with which 



28 ]vm. Everett's address. 

we pay these honors to the memory of Warren, and 
celebrate the anniversary of liis sacrifice, that we do 
it with no feehngs of mikindness toward the land of 
our Fathers. Time has long since poured its healing 
balm into the wounds of the Eevolution, and the 
ancient ties of common language and kindred blood 
have resumed their force. Reason and Humanity 
alike forbid that the fierce collisions which unavoida- 
bly attend the disruption and reorganization of States 
should open perennial fountains of national bitterness. 
When the excitements of the struggle are past, the 
great movements of public policy should be as calm 
and passionless as the march of the planets through 
the sky. While we pay due honors to the illustrious 
men who led the armies of the Revolution, we rejoice 
to believe and to know, that the great separation 
which they efiected has been productive of equal 
benefits to both countries, and that the enlightened 
English Statesmen of the present day, like the Burkes 
and Chathams of Revolutionary period, acknowledge 
the soundness of the principles for which our Fathers 
flew to arms, and are everywhere extending their 
application throughout the colonial empire of Great 
Britain. Henceforth let our only contest with the 
father-land be a generous emulation in the arts of 
peace. While I speak, the public vessels of the two 
countries are bound on a joint errand to the mid 
ocean, not to stain its waters with fraternal blood, but 



jvm. Everett's address. 29 

to knit the two continents together by those mysteri- 
ous bonds by which modern science and art, outstrip- 
ping the laggard hours, annihilating the width of 
oceans, and flashing like thought through their ray- 
less depths, is bringing the whole civilized world into 
the magic circle of instantaneous communication. 

But, after all, the obelisks we erect and the statues 
we set up are but expressive sjnubols. The proudest 
monuments to the memory of our fathers are not 
those which are carved by the skilful artist from 
blocks of marble, or reared by the architect in majes- 
tic piles of granite. These, indeed, have their value 
and their interest. They mark for the latest poster- 
ity the scene of some momentous conflict ; they re- 
deem from the power of time and decay, the features 
of some noble countenance and the proportions of 
some manly form, causing the poor dust to start into 
life again from the molten bronze or the quarried 
marble. But these are not the rewards for which 
Warren and his associates braved death 5 not the 
monuments which will best perpetuate their fame. 
The principles of free government for which they 
laid down their lives; the national independence 
which, by united counsels and painful sacrifices, they 
achieved on hard fought fields; this great fam- 
ily of States which, with prophetic foresight, they 
bound together in a fraternal confederacy ; this ad- 
mirable adjustment of local and federal government 
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30 MR. Everett's address. 

— the most exquisite contrivance of political wisdom 
which the world has seen, — these shall be their en- 
during monument. Nor less eloquent in their praise 
shall be the material prosperity which has resulted 
from their wise and patriotic measures. The world- 
surrounding ocean whitened with the sails of Ameri- 
can commerce, which, before the Revolution, was 
hemmed in by the narrow limits of colonial restric- 
tion ; the hundreds of cities that line the coast and 
crown the banks of noble rivers, and which have 
started from the soil since the establishment of inde- 
pendence ; the vast wilderness, whose primeval for- 
ests are yearly bowing to the settler's axe, affording 
a home to the redundance of our own population and 
the hungry millions of Europe ; those boundless prai- 
ries over which the living wave of population is 
pouring like a rushing tide, bringing with it to the 
utmost verge of settlement the last results of civili- 
zation, railroads following the line of the recent In- 
dian trail, electric telegraphs to convey intelligence 
where the mail-coach was a thing of yesterday, great 
steamers on rivers and lakes traversed within a gen- 
eration by the bark canoe, — these proclaim, in lan- 
guage more expressive than inscriptions on monu- 
mental granite, — in forms more significant than the 
sculptured marble, — the worth and the memory of 
the great and good men who sowed in weakness the 
harvest which we raise in power, who in the doubtful 



iviR. Everett's address. 31 

elements of national greatness, which opened upon 
them in a visionary future, beheld the germs of this 
palmy growth, of this imperial abundance, as the 
sculptor beholds in advance the muscular limbs, the 
glowing features, the triumphant expression of his 
marble hero, in the heart of the shapeless block. 

Finally, my friends, let the recollections of a com- 
mon danger and a common glory, which the day and 
the spot awaken, bring with them the strengthened 
love of a common country. The patriotism of our 
fathers, and especially of the illustrious man whom 
we commemorate, was of the most comprehensive 
cast. In a letter of the 21st of November, 1774, 
addressed to Josiah Quincy, another early-lost de- 
voted champion of American liberty. General "Warren 
declares that " it is the united voice of America to 
preserve their freedom or lose their lives in defence 
of it. I am convinced that the true spirit of liberty 
was never so universally diffused through all ranks 
and orders of the people in any country on the face 
of the earth, as it now is through all North America." 

On the day on which Warren fell, Washington was 
commissioned as " Commander-in-Chief of all the con- 
tinental forces raised or to be raised in defence of 
American Liberty." Massachusetts and Connecticut 
had their armies in the field, commanded by their 
favorite generals ; but John Adams took the lead in 
promoting the nomination of a general from that part 



32 MR. Everett's address. 

of the Union, where there was as yet no force embod- 
ied, eager to give a striking proof that no local feel- 
ing swayed New England, by entrusting the command 
of her army, — for such it was, — to a leader from the 
banks of the distant Potomac, whom he already des- 
ignated as the " Beloved Washington." The melan- 
choly tidings of the death of Warren were received 
with poignant grief throughout the country, and it 
may be doubted whether the most brilliant success on 
Bunker Hill could have done as much to bind the 
colonies together as the noble, though in its immediate 
results unavailing, resistance ; the profuse, though at 
the time unprofitable, outpouring of human blood. 
A great revolution must be inaugurated with a great 
sacrifice, and all the loftier passions are ennobled by 
the purification of sorrow ; nor is it certain that War- 
ren, had he assumed the command, and driven the 
enemy back to his boats, would have done as much 
to kindle a chastised and resolute enthusiasm through- 
out the country, and unite the colonies in the impend- 
ing struggle, as when he shouldered his musket and 
fell in the ranks. 

And, oh ! my friends, let the lesson of fraternal 
affection which he taught us in his death be repeated 
in the persuasive silence of those stony lips. In his 
own heartrstirring language, let " the voice of our 
fathers' blood cry to us from the ground "; and upon 
this sacred day, and on this immortal hill, let it pro- 



MR. Everett's address. 33 

claim a truce to sectional alienation and party strife, 
as the medieval church proclaimed the " Truce of 
God." Wherever else the elements of discord may 
rage, let the billows sink down and the storm be 
hushed, hke yonder placid waves, at the foot of Bun- 
ker Hill. Here let the kindly feelings that animated 
our fathers revive in the bosoms of their sons, assured 
that — should " malice domestic or foreign levy " 
invade us — if living champions should fail, that mon- 
umental cheek would burn with the glow of patriot- 
ism, that marble sword would leap from its scabbard, 
and the heaving sods of Bunker Hill give up their 
sheeted regiments, to the defence of the Union ! 



ADDRESS OF RECEPTION 



BY 



HON. G. WASHINGTON WARREN, 



President of the Bunker Hill Monviment Association. 



INTRODUCTION BY THE GRAND MARSHAL. 



Col. Aspinwall said: 

If it were put to a general vote to fix on the ap- 
pellation most suitable for him who should answer the 
address which we have just heard, the universal senti- 
ment would be in favor of one who bears the united 
names of Washington and Warren ; and I have now 
the honor to introduce to you for that purpose George 
Washington Warren, Esq., President of the Bunker 
Hill Monument Association, under whose auspices the 
arrangements for this great celebration have been made. 



ADDRESS OF RECEPTION. 



Mr. Everett,— 

It most becomes me, in following you, Sir, 
and in this distinguished presence, to respond, in the 
briefest manner possible, to the suggestions you have 
so eloquently made, in the formal dehvery to me, as 
President of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, 
of this valued treasure of art and historic interest. 
We accept it gratefully. Sir, and here give our sacred 
pledge for ourselves and our successors, that it shall 
ever be cherished with reverential regard. Bunker 
Hill herself — crowded as she now is with people 
from every part of that nation to which her glory 
equally belongs — is proud to welcome back, as it 
were, to her soil that manly and heroic form which, 
eighty-two years ago to-day, was seen to mingle in 
the thickest of the combat, was among the last to fol- 
low in the retreat, and was struck down in death on 
yonder spot, while lingering there as if loth to leave 
the place ever after to be identified with his name. 

While it was the good fortune of many of the 
fathers of the Ee volution to live for years after that 

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38 MR. warren's address. 

period in the service of the country they had helped 
to make free, and to share in her new glories, it was the 
peculiar lot of Warren to be among the first to die in 
her cause. On entering upon the vigor of manhood, 
being in a high social position, and living upon the 
most intimate terms with the Governor and magis- 
trates of the Province, and also with the ofl&cers of 
the British army, — who were sent here to enforce 
submission to laws now universally conceded to be 
wrong, but then pertinaciously insisted upon, — he 
had to make his election between a bare acquiescence 
in them, which would have been accej)ted, or an 
open opposition, and a consequent separation from 
many chivalrous friends. True to the instmcts of his 
native land, and true even to the inbred principles of 
freedom transmitted from his British ancestors, he 
chose the American side. 

He soon grew in popular favor, and passed rapidly 
into distinction. He was a close friend and adviser 
with Samuel Adams. He was successor to John 
Hancock as President of the Provincial Congress, 
when the latter resigned that place to go to the Con- 
tinental Congress. At the same time being Chairman 
of the Committee of PuIdHc Safety, in this united 
capacity he may, in fact, be regarded as being to all 
intents and purposes an illustrious predecessor of 
Your Excellency, (Governor Gardner) as Governor of 
the then incipient Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 



MR. warren's address. 39 

Thus Joseph Warren was not only the foremost man 
in this most portentous movement, but he had not a 
Uttle of that power which no man hving knows be1> 
ter than you, Sir, (Mr. Everett) how to wield, and to 
wield most effectively for the grandest purposes — 
the power of an orator. He knew how to move the 
heart of the people ; and he knew also how to speak 
unwelcome truths to the face of those in high author- 
ity, who had presented themselves to overawe him. 
By the moral courage which he exhibited, he proved 
himself to be worthy of the post of Major General, 
with which title his name has been, down to this day, 
most commonly connected. And in this enduring 
and life-like statue before us we see him as he may 
well be supposed to have been at the very moment 
he had in his mind determined to accept this accu- 
mulated honor. We behold him meditating upon 
the wrongs inflicted upon his native land ; we know 
by that, expressive gesture that he is kindling with 
those heaven-born aspirations under which he acted ; 
he holds in his right hand the sword, which he 
resolves to gird about him, with which he is about to 
learn the — to him — new art of war, and which he 
vows never to relinquish in life, until his country's 
cause shall triumph. 

You have. Sir, most aptly alluded to the fact, that 
the order to fortify this hill was given against his 
advice ; he entertained the opinion that the attempt 



40 MR. warren'8 address. 

would not succeed. But notwithstanding he was 
overruled by the body of which he was Chairman, he 
gave to the execution of their decision his heart and 
soul, aye, even his life ! A glorious example ! a type 
of many patriots who have imitated him in different 
periods of our country's history ; of noble men, who, 
when the exigency of the time required, have sunk 
their conflicting opinions, their various political prin- 
ciples and jealousies, and acted together for the com- 
mon good. To go no farther back than to our late war 
with Mexico, so ably and successfully conducted by 
him, our chief promised guest, — whose absence and 
its lamented cause, we now most sincerely deplore, 
but in relation to whom, we may now, in his absence, 
with perfect propriety, speak out our mind, and say, 
that he is unquestionably the greatest General of the 
age — at that critical time, eminent men and sons of 
eminent men, forgetting their differences and the 
grounds of them, rallied and fought bravely side by 
side. So may it ever be with our own America ! In 
her every peril, in every period of imminent difficulty 
and danger, may her true hearted sons from every 
section of her vast extended domain, stand together 
as one man to defend her honor, and to maintain the 
entire integrity of our glorious confederated Union ! 
For the present reception of this statue, we have 
provided an unpretending temporary building. And 
yon, Sir, have alluded to the plan, for many years 



MR. warren's address. 41 

determined upon, and postponed only for the want of 
means, of providing a permanent granite structure, 
which shall be so designed and placed as to be in 
perfect harmony with the Monument, and which shall 
at the same time serve the purposes for which it may 
be required. Our Monument — which the Associa- 
tion holds in trust for the benefit of the whole coun- 
try — is visited and ascended even by tens of thou- 
sands annually. In the still, cold days of winter, 
when from its summit in the clear, translucent atmos- 
phere, free from exhalations, the farthest reach of 
prospect is gained, as well as in the hot summer's day, 
when in those upper currents the air v/histles through 
those openings most luxuriously, while every thing is 
dry and parched here below, — the patriotic pilgrim 
from our own or foreign lands, at whatever season 
of the year he may come, is glad at least for once 
in his life to enjoy the unsurpassed view from that 
elevated position. A suitable place of shelter is 
therefore demanded for visitors, both before and after 
the somewhat toilsome ascent. 

Besides, an early pledge of the Association remains 
to be fulfilled ; it is the first one given, and I believe, 
Sir, under your own hand as the first Secretary, that 
of depositing in the archives of the Association the 
original subscription books for the erection of their 
Monument, which was built almost entirely by private 
effort. All these books, with other original papers, 

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42 MR. warren's address. 

many of them of great interest, are in my possession, 
waiting for this final disposition of them. When this 
shall be done it may not unfrequently happen, and at 
many distant periods from this, that some exploring 
visitor will leap with joy and pride at the sudden dis- 
covery of the genuine autograph of his- own ancestor, 
who had helped to build this mighty work. 

In providing for these ends, the Association may 
also provide for a statue room, as you have suggested. 
Sir, somewhat larger than the one before us. And 
while the exposition of any statue standing upon 
these grounds in open contrast with the simple maj- 
esty of the Monument would neither be agreeable nor 
proper, there can be no well-founded objection to 
placing within a keeper's lodge, properly constructed 
and adapted to the legitimate uses connected with 
it, this statue and other appropriate works of art, 
calculated to deepen the impression of all the hal- 
lowed and lofty associations of the place. As in the 
contemplation of some one of the grand cathedrals 
of the old world — in the building of which by men's 
hands centuries were employed — the display upon 
one of its lofty outer walls of a painting illustrating 
some touching scene in Scripture, though even by a 
Eaphael or a Rubens, would be offensive from a too 
violent contrast and disproportion, and yet the same 
picture hung within the same cathedral, in one of its 
chapels and under one of the many arches which greet 



MR. warren's address. 43 

the eye in the interior would not only be deemed to 
be well placed, but its effect would be heightened in 
that very position, and would tend to enchant the 
beholder and to draw him, at every enraptured gaze, 
nearer and nearer to his God. 

In a convenient room in such a building, then, 
which the Association have already determined to 
erect, at least two other statues should at no remote 
intervals be placed. One should be of the gallant, 
the intrepid, the cool and resolute Colonel Prescott, 
the duly appointed commander of the expedition, to 
whom the great military merit in the conduct of the 
day we commemorate is now by common consent 
conceded, and whose name is in our own time ren- 
dered illustrious by a distinguished descendant, in 
quite another department of fame; and the other 
statue should be that of the bold and brave General 
Putnam, who was for a long time after the battle of 
Bunker Hill, the companion in arms and friend of 
Washington ; then, and here, like Warren, a noble vol- 
unteer, active and efficient at every point, thinking 
only where he could do most service, utterly regard- 
less, at such a moment, of the place due to his mil- 
itary rank ; not caring at such a time, not he, indeed, 
even though a Colonel were commander. Busts or- 
paintings of other heroes of that day should be also 
obtained, and thus the culture of the highest art, in 
this direction, will administer to the most patriotic 



44 MR. warren's address. 

commemoration of men and deeds most worthy to be 
commemorated. 

The Bunker Hill Monument Association is a per- 
manent body. One of its objects is, by an occasional 
observance of this anniversary, to recall from time to 
time the pubhc attention to those pl'inciples and 
deeds, and that cordial co-operation of our fathers 
which gave us the privileges we enjoy. In this de- 
sign we have to aid us the Society of the Cincinnati, 
the Historical Society, the Charitable Mechanic Asso- 
ciation, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 
and last, but most of all, our beloved Alma Mater, 
Harvard College, the mother of the hero of this 
celebration, and of many who have gone before and 
after him ; all these have the same great object to 
carry out, each in its peculiar way ; the promotion 
of the greatest possible attachment of us all to our 
civil and religious institutions. 

This peculiar indulgence of our own, in ancient 
reminiscences, is certainly no just occasion of offence 
to other nations, and least of all to our mother coun- 
try, from whom this characteristic has been trans- 
mitted to us. It is with nations as with individuals ; 
those who exhibit the highest self-respect, and a just 
pride of character founded upon past glorious ante- 
cedents, especially if coupled with a generous spirit 
of emulation, will for that very trait elicit the greatest 
respect from others. An intense national sentiment, 



MR. warren's address. 45 

springing from the common glory of our past, and 
looking forward to a common enjoyment of the fu- 
ture, is in itself a bond of union, and an incentive 
to great national progress. Let the name of Bunker 
Hill be ever a watch-word throughout the Union, to 
arouse, when need be, the patriotism of the country ; 
so that every citizen throughout our wide-spread land 
may always be ready to reaffirm his allegiance to 
that happy formula of the good citizen's creed, first 
promulgated by Daniel Webster, in his immortal 
address, at the laying of the corner-stone of yonder 
monument — "Our Country, our whole Country, and 
NOTHING but OUR CouNTRY." And as it was said in 
former time, 

" Wlule stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand," 

so let it be the fervent prayer and faith of us all, that 
as long as this, we hope, imperishable Obelisk shall 
point its grey cap-stone to the centre of the blue 
etherial arch above us, so long may the blended 
galaxy of the stars — still increasing in number and 
brilHancy — of the United States of America shed 
its untarnished lustre among the nations of the 
world. 



MASONIC ADDRESS 



BY 



COLONEL JOHN T. HEARD, 



Qrand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The Masonic Ceremonies of inaugurating the Statue 
were now performed. They were introduced as follows : 

President Warren. Most Worshipful Grand Mas- 
ter of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts : 

You have been invited here, from your connection, 
and that of your fraternity, with the Bunker Hill Mon- 
ument Association, and with the illustrious man whom 
we have assembled to honor, to perform the Masonic 
ceremonies of inauguration. Thanking you, sir, and 
your fraternity, for the noble manner in which you 
have responded to the call, by the full attendance of 
the brethren of the Order, I have now to request that 
you will perform, as far as the limited time will permit, 
those services, according to Masonic usage. 



MR. HEARD'S ADDRESS. 



Me. President^ — 

The invitation which you so courteously 
extended to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and 
through that body to the Masonic Fraternity under 
its jurisdiction, to assist in the inauguration of this 
Statue, has been most cordially accepted. The 
large number of Brethren here assembled, manifests 
the deep interest they feel in the occasion. With 
pride and pleasure they unite with their fellow- 
citizens in honoring the memory of the soldier and 
patriot, and no other portion of this assembly 
acknowledges with livelier emotion and gratitude 
his gallantry and self-sacrificing devotion to his 
country. But another consideration has influenced 
us to join in the impressive ceremonies of this day : 
General Warren was a Brother Mason — an active, 
zealous, honored member of our Order. 

He was admitted to membership in 1761, — 
when only about twenty-one years of age, — in St. 
Andrew's Lodge in Boston. Over this Lodge he 
was elected Master in 1769 ; and during that year. 



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50 MR. heard's address. 

so Iiighly were his efforts to promote the effi- 
ciency and honor of our institution appreciated, 
he was promoted to the station of Provincial 
Grand Master, by the Grand Master of Scot- 
land — the Right Hon. George, the Earl of Dal- 
housie. This office he filled to the time of his 
death, with great benefit to the Craft and honor to 
himself The punctuality and zeal with which 
he discharged its various and responsible duties 
are evinced by the fact, that he presided at thirty- 
seven out of the forty communications of his Grand 
Lodge, held while he was Grand Master. It is 
worthy of remark that two of the three communi- 
cations from which he was absent, were held in June 
and September, in 1774, when, in the language of 
the record, he was " engaged in consequential Public 
Business." At this important period, the distin- 
guished Paul Revere was liis Senior Warden, and 
Colonel Joseph Webb, an officer of the revolutionary 
war, his Junior Warden, both of whom were after- 
wards Grand Masters. Thus were these eminent 
men united together by fraternal relations peculiar 
to our society, and co-operating, in elevated and 
important positions, in the great movement which 
resulted in the national independence of our country. 
The last communication of the Grand Lodge at 
which General Warren presided, was held in the 
Green Dragon Tavern, in Boston, on Friday, March 



MR. heard's address. 51 

3d, 1775. The business of the meeting having been 
concluded, the Lodge " was closed to the first Friday 
in June." This communication did not take place. 
The battle of Lexington, and the seige of Boston, 
interrupted the peaceful gatherings of the Brethren, 
and they were for a time suspended. The learned 
biographer, (Chas. W. Moore,) of the Masonic life of 
Warren, to whom I am indebted for some of the 
facts which I have stated, informs us that at the 
bottom of the page on which the proceedings of the 
March communication are recorded, there is this 
entry : — 

Memo. 19th April, 1775, Hostilities commenced between the Troops 
of Great Britain and America, in Lexington Battle. In consequence 
of which the Town was Blockaded, and no Lodge held until December, 
1776. 

On the morning of the 17th June, 1775, eighty- 
two years ago, our Grand Master engaged in the 
conflict that has rendered this spot memorable. 
Regardless of personal danger, and anxious for his 
country's honor, he plunged into the thickest of the 
fight, and by his encouraging example, stimulated 
his countrymen to those deeds of valor, of which 
every American is justly proud. But it was not his 
privilege to survive the contest — he fell, one of the 
first martyrs in that struggle, the blessed fruits of 
which it is our happiness to enjoy. His death cast 
a deep gloom over the community; and by none 



52 MR. heard's address. 

was it more keenly lamented than by the Fraternity. 
To them he had been attached by ties, personal and 
official, for many years ; they knew him intimately ; 
they loved and honored him; and it was natural, 
therefore, that the sudden and violent termination 
of his life, should have been felt by them as an 
irreparable loss. 

The Masonic Fraternity have always been among 
the foremost in rendering honor to the memory of 
the brave and devoted men who sacrificed their 
lives on this field in the noble cause of American 
freedom. 

After the evacuation of Boston by the enemy, 
March 17, 1776, the first care of the Brethren was 
the preservation of the remains of their esteemed 
chief The body having been identified, it was 
conveyed to Boston and deposited in the Granary 
Burial-ground. On the occasion, impressive funeral 
services were performed in King's Chapel, and a 
eulogy was delivered by K. W. Brother, Hon. Perez 
Morton, afterwards Solicitor General of the State. 

To King Solomon's Lodge, of Charlestown, belongs 
the honor of erecting the first Monument to the 
memory of Warren. A lot of land, on this hill, 
having been generously given for the purpose by 
Hon. James Russell, the Lodge raised upon it, in 
1794, a Tuscan Pillar, eighteen feet in height, the 
pedestal of which was "eight feet high, eight feet 



MR. heard's address. 53 

square, and fenced round to protect it from injury." 
The pillar was surmounted with a gilt urn, bearing 
the initials and age of the deceased, enclosed in the 
square and compasses. On the pedestal was an 
inscription, "In memory of Major General Joseph 
Warren, and his associates," who were here slain. 
This structure was dedicated in December, 1794, 
when an address was pronounced by the Master of 
the Lodge, Brother John Soley, Jr., who in 1826, 
was Grand Master of Massachusetts. 

On the eighth of March, 1825, King Solomon's 
Lodge presented the Monument, with the land upon 
which it stood, to the Bunker Hill Monument Asso- 
ciation. Under the auspices of that body the Pillar 
was removed, and in its place the granite Obelisk 
before us was erected. The corner-stone of the 
^^ Bunker Hill Monument" was laid with Masonic 
ceremonies on the fiftieth anniversary of the battle. 
They were conducted by M. W. John Abbott, assisted 
by our illustrious Br. Lafayette, and in the presence 
of Daniel Webster, who was President of the Asso- 
ciation, of members of the national and state 
governments, the military, and a vast concourse of 
people. Thousands of our Brethren joined in the 
procession and performances of the day. 

The completion of this Monument, in 1843, 
afforded another opportunity to the members of our 
Order to unite with their fellow-citizens in cele- 

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54 MR. Heard's address. 

brating the noble deeds of the soldiers and patriots 
of the revolution. 

Again, on the 24th of June, 1845, on the occasion 
of depositing " an exact model " of the original 
monument, within the Obelisk, the Fraternity assem- 
bled in great numbers. This monument was provided 
through the liberality of King Solomon's Lodge ; 
and under its direction and patronage the ceremo- 
nies of inauguration were conducted. The interest 
of the celebration was increased by the presence and 
eloquence of the venerable R W. Br. John Soley, 
Esq., who a half century before, delivered the address 
at the dedication of the original structure. 

And again, at this time, Mr. President, is our 
ancient and honorable institution summoned to aid 
in placing here another testimonial to departed 
greatness. This Statue, which so faithfully preserves 
the features, form and expression of the renowned 
person it represents, we shall now proceed to 
dedicate in accordance with ancient Masonic usage ; 
and may it long endure to remind American citizens 
of the virtues of him who poured out his life's blood 
in contending for the great principles upon which 
our institutions of government are founded. 



ADDRESSES 



BY 



His Excellency GOV. GARDNER, 

GOV. DYER of R. I., 
GOV. HOLLEY of Conn., 

Hon. ROBERT C. WINTHROP, 

Introducing Senator Mason. 

" JAMES M. MASON of Virginia, 
" ROBERT 0. WINTHROP, 

Introducing lion. J. P. Kennedy. 

" JOHN P. KENNEDY of Maryland, 
His Excellency GOV. KING of New York. 



BY THE PRESIDENT. 



Ladies and Gentlemen: 

In the concluding part of these solemn and inter- 
esting exercises in commemoration of him who died for 
his country, so near the spot where we are, opportunity 
can only be given for a few distinguished gentlemen to 
address you, some of whom will now, for the first time, 
speak upon Bunker Hill. The G-overnor of the Com- 
monwealth will have the pleasure of introducing the 
Governors of two sister States. It is a matter of gen- 
eral regret that Gov. John A. King, of New York, 
who was with us this morning, and who would have 
addressed you, was obliged to leave the procession, 
upon an emergency demanding his immediate presence 
at the metropolis of the Empire State. 

I will ask the audience to give their attention for a 
moment to a gentleman who stands in very near official 
relation to him whom we now commemorate ; inasmuch 
as Gen. Warren, about the time of his death, exercised 
the civil and military authority of the popular party 
which eventually established the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts. There is another singular incident in 
this connection, and that is, that Gen. Warren was a 
young man, and arrived at the highest distinction at an 
early period of life; and I shall now have the happi- 
ness to present to the audience His Excellency Gov- 
ernor Gardner, who, if I mistake not, has arrived at that 
dignity at an earlier age than any of his predecessors. 



GOV. GARDNER'S ADDRESS. 



Mr. President — Ladies and Gentlemen, — 

Every friend of American nationality, of dem- 
ocratic self-government, and of republican freedom, 
rejoices to approach this sacred spot, and to do 
homage to the memory of those illustrious patriots 
who perilled all, even life itself, for the establishment 
of that liberty which is alike our boast and our 
safety, and in laying the foundations of that political 
structure, which has already become powerful and 
illustrious. 

If Greece has her Therraopylse, and Eome her 
Zama — if France can boast of Orleans, and England 
of Runnymede — so we, with patriotic loyalty, hail 
Bunker's Hill as the first decisive battle field of 
American liberties. 

Unlike Themistocles or Scipio, the hero of the 
battle we this day celebrate, whose name shall 
endure when yonder granite shaft has crumbled and 
perished, died not in exile or in disgrace, but was 
privileged to seal his sincerity and his devotion to 



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68 GOV. GARDNER'S ADDRESS. 

her cause, by offering up life itself on this hill-side, 
where her destiny was settled. 

And, to-day, this mighty multitude has assembled, 
women and men, the statesman, the soldier, the 
orator, the citizen, those placed in authority, these 
various benevolent and fraternal associations, all, the 
old, the young, of every calling and every station, 
to aid, by their presence and their sympathy, in 
doing honor to the patriot and the martyr, by 
dedicating the statue of Gen. Joseph Warren. 

There let it remain in its simple majesty, while 
the human heart beats responsive to patriotic im- 
pulses — there let it exist, with its hallowed reminis- 
cences, while the future needs the lesson of the past, 
and the history of an united confederacy, at the 
story of Bunker's Hill, is not closed in the blood 
of anarchy or the disgrace of fratricidal war. 

Without occupying your time, sir, I am proud to 
be able to introduce to this audience the Chief 
Magistrate of one of our New England States. The 
duty which devolves upon me is an agreeable and 
pleasant one ; and it gives me great pleasure to 
announce His Excellency Gov. Elisha Dyer, of the 
State of Rhode Island. 



ADDHESS OE GOV. IIYEH. 



May it please your Excellency, — 

We have come here to-day, sir, not only as 
citizens of Rhode Island, but as citizens of our glorious 
Republic, to pay our homage to the Statue of the 
lamented and illustrious Warren, a man whose deeds 
of noble daring have made him an associate in 
memory's strongest recollection of those who lived 
and died in the eventful period of our nation's birth. 
Massachusetts may claim him as her own, but I 
protest against the claim, and place his name high 
upon the record of our country's noblest sons. 
Rhode Island, too, may protest against it; for in 
sailing down the waters of our beautiful Narragan- 
sett we can show you Gaspee Point, where the 
armed British schooner of that name grounded in 
giving chase to a sloop bound from New York to 
Providence, on the 9th of June, 1772. On that 
same evening, eight boats, filled with those whose 
souls were bursting with liberty, surrounded the 
messenger of tyranny, and, after taking out her 
crew, ofiered up this first burning sacrifice on the 



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60 



ADDRESS OF GOV. DYER. 



altar of our country's independence, and the blood 
that flowed from the British officer wounded on that 
occasion was the first shed in our Eevolutionary 
struggle. And think yOu, sir, that there were no 
sjrmpathetic pulsations in the breast of the lamented 
Warren? Were they not proclaimed on the 17th 
of June, 1775 ? Sir, we knew we had his sympathy; 
we knew we had his exultations ; and may we not 
ask for our inheritance in the whole-souled man who 
felt them? 

But, may it please your Excellency, my object in 
rising was simply to respond here, when the roll of 
states should be called, on this soul-stirring occasion. 
And having done that, I give way to those who can 
better honor the day and the ceremonies in which 
we participate. 

Gov. Gardner. — Mr. President, I shall complete 
my duty in introducing to you Gov. Alexander H. 
HoLLEY, of the sister State of Connecticut. 



GOV. HOLLEY'S SPEECH. 



Your Excellency, Mr. President, and Fellow-Citi- 
zens, — 

Your time has already been so profitably and 
so agreeably occupied, and sO many hours of the day 
have been consumed, that I shall not be justified in 
detaining you but for a single moment. 

I desire only, on the part of my own State of Con- 
necticut, whose representative I have the honor to 
be on this occasion, to tender to the gentlemen of 
the Bunker Hill Monument Association, to the 
municipal authorities of the city of Charlestown, and 
to the General Assembly of your State, my thanks 
and the acknowledgments of my State, for the cordial 
invitation which you have extended to her to be 
present on this occasion. 

The heart of Connecticut beats in unison with 
that of Massachusetts on the occasion of the inaugu- 
ration of this Statue, as it did on the 17th of June, 
1775, at the inauguration of the American Ee volu- 
tion. Connecticut responds cordially to every senti- 
ment of respect and veneration which has been 
uttered on this occasion in commemoration of the 

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62 GOV. holley's speech. 

event vp^hich it is designed to perpetuate, and in 
commemoration of the names of those whose blood 
has crimsoned the soil upon which you tread. God 
grant that Massachusetts, that New England, that 
this entire Union shall forever find wills as stout, and 
hearts as warm and patriotic in defence of all our 
just rights, tni the latest generations. 



President Warren. — I have the pleasure of pre- 
senting to the audience one who bears a name 
endeared to those living upon this spot, and one who 
is himself endeared to us all. I present to you the 
Hon. Egbert C. Winthrop, Vice President of the 
Bunker Hill Monument Association. 



MR. WINTHEOP'S ADDRESS, 

Introdticing Hon. John M. Mason. 

I rise, fellow-citizens, at the call of the President 
of the Day, with no view of detaining you with any 
poor words of my own, but only to prepare the way 
for others of our distinguished guests, whose voices 
you are all impatient to hear. 



MK. WINTHROP'S ADDRESS. 63 

I cannot proceed, however, to the precise duty 
which has been assigned me, without renewing the 
expression of a regret, which I well know pervades 
this whole vast multitude. 

Assembled as we are to do fresh honor to the first 
great martyr of our Revolutionary struggle, we are 
not unmindful of the living heroes of our land. And 
I cannot forget that my first privilege was to have 
been to present to you, as the pre-eminent witness 
of this occasion, that veteran hero of our later 
history, whose just renown is second to that of no 
living captain of the world, and of whom we cannot 
but gratefully remember at this hour, that we owe it 
to the protecting providence of God, and not to any 
prudent reserve of his own, that he was not long 
ago himself the subject of a monument or a statue, 
instead of being spared to command the armies of 
our country in peace, and to lead them on to victory 
in war. Absent from the holiday festival, he has 
never been absent from the post of duty, or from the 
field of his country's glory. 

Worthily succeeding to a title, which has never 
before been worn under the laws of the United 
States since Washington bore it down with him to 
his grave, his presence would have lent a distinction 
to this occasion which nothing else could entirely 
supply. Let us send him from Bunker Hill, — and 
let us charge our gallant Chief Marshal, who bears 



64 MR. WINTHROP'S ADDRESS, 

the unmistakable badge of honorable service under 
him, with the communication of the message, — let 
us send him an assurance of our heartfelt sympathy 
in the domestic anxieties and sorrows which have 
kept him at home, and of our cordial wishes that his 
own health and strength may long be spared for the 
honor and defence of his native land. 

And now, fellow-citizens, I turn from regrets for 
the absent to a brief word of welcome to the present. 

We are accustomed to designate our own beloved 
commonwealth as Old Massachusetts, and I am one of 
the last of her sons, perhaps, who would be willing 
to forget how far back we may really date, in the 
history of this Western hemisphere. But we do not 
fail to remember that there is a State in our Union, 
which dates farther back than either the landing at 
Boston or at Salem, or even at Plymouth Rock, and 
to which we cheerfully concede the rightful distinc- 
tion which belongs to an acknowledged priority of 
settlement. 

We are accustomed, too, to speak of Massachusetts 
as having furnished men for her own service, and for 
the service of the whole country, of no inferior 
grade, — patriots and statesmen, orators and scholars, 
heroes and martyrs, of whom any peoj)le on earth 
might well be proud. There stands one of them, 
. brought back this day to the scenes of his glorious 
death, by the magic finger of native art! And 



]VIR. WINTHROP'S ADDRESS. 65 

others, equally worthy, will in due time be grouped 
around him. 

But we would not forget that there is a State in 
our Union, which has given birth to one, with whom 
no American heart admits that there is any compari- 
son ; — a State of which it may be said, — as, indeed, 
it has been said, — that him, whom the whole 
country proudly, gratefully, aifectionately calls its 
Father, she can claim as her Son ; — the State which 
held the cradle, and which still holds the grave, of 
the peerless, transcendent Washington ; — of that 
Washington, whose commission as Commander-in- 
Chief of the American Armies, — by one of those 
striking and beautiful coincidences which seem like 
the very footmarks of a special Providence along the 
whole course of our history, — was signed on the 
very day which we are now commemorating ; — 
signed, not, indeed, within hearing or within sight of 
Bunker Hill, but signed, as an historical fact, with 
the roaring artillery of this raging conflict as its 
stern salute, with the blazing roofs of this devoted 
town as its awful illumination, and with the death of 
Warren creating at the instant the aching void in 
every New England breast, which nothing less than 
a Washington could fill. 

The State to which I refer, and which was once 
entitled by the people of Boston, assembled in 
Faneuil Hall, " our noble, patriotic sister-colony, 



66 SPEECH OF SENATOR MASON. 

Virginia," is represented here to-day by one of her 
distinguished senators in Congress, — a gentleman 
whom I have known personally in a sphere of com- 
mon duty, — whose name is associated, in more 
than one generation, with eminent service in his 
native state and in the national councils, and whom 
I take pleasure in welcoming here, in your behalf, 
on this, his first visit to New England. 

I present to you, fellow-citizens, the Honorable 
James Murray Mason, a Senator of the United States 
from the Old Dominion. 



SPEECH OE SENATOR MASON. 



Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Bunker Hill 
Association, — 

Honored by your gracious invitation to 
witness this grand and imposing spectacle, I had 
thought that I came here as a witness only. I had 
not thought that I should be called upon to become 
an actor in the scene. I am, for the first time, 
present at Bunker Hill, and in the presence of the 



SPEECH OF SENATOR ]\L\SON. 67 

descendants and successors of that gallant and 
devoted band who laid down their lives upon this 
soil, that we might live as freemen. They have left 
you, my countrymen, a heritage that has been 
unknown to the world since the most palmy days 
of Greece and Rome. They have left you the 
heritage of an immortal name ; and more, they have 
left you the heritage of their example. Who were 
they ? The country people, promiscuously assembled, 
hardly yet in disciplined ranks, with arms snatched 
in a hurry at home, to meet the veterans of England, 
under the best generals of the age, — colonists in 
arms against the parent state, to vindicate on Eng- 
lish soil, the constitutional right of all who were 
British born, — resistance to tyranny. 

And that gallant man, whom you in honoring 
honor yourselves, — that gallant man, who was the 
most distinguished victim upon that distinguished 
field, — could he have returned from it, — although 
he could not have said, as his Spartan predecessor at 
Thermopylaa did, " Go, stranger, and tell it at Lacae- 
demon that we laid down our lives in obedience to 
the laws of Sparta," because, at that day, my coun- 
trymen, we had no law ; the empire of British rule 
had ended; the empire of American rule had not 
begun ; there was no law but the fixed, indomitable 
purpose, the stern and iron will, and the ready hand, 
— although he could not have used the Spartan 



68 SPEECH OF SENATOR MASON. 

language, he might have said to Massachusetts : 
" Tell it to your sons in Massachusetts, tell it to your 
sister colonies, and let it be handed down from gen- 
eration to generation, that here upon Bunker Hill 
was laid the corner stone of American independence, 
and cemented with our blood." 

My countrymen, you have been well and beau- 
tifully told by the justly distinguished gentleman 
who is the orator of the day, that at Bunker Hill, 
eighty-two years ago, when the Revolution was 
inaugurated, the rule of the British Empire ceased 
upon this continent. Other battles were fought, 
other sufferings were endured, privations that would 
be incredible to those who did not witness them, 
were sustained without a murmur, but the British 
rule upon this continent ended on this hill eighty- 
two years ago. 

I have said, Mr. President, that if that great and 
gallant man could have returned from the battle 
field, and told Massachusetts to hand down the 
memory of that day from generation to generation, 
posterity would have found his request fulfilled. 
Four generations have passed by; we are here in 
the fifth now. I shall tell it in old Virginia, when I 
return to her hallowed land, that I found the spirit 
of Massachusetts as buoyant, as patriotic, as com- 
pletely filled with the emotions that should govern 
patriotism, when I visited Bunker Hill, as it was 



SPEECH OF SENATOR MASON. 69 

■when that battle was fought. I am authorized to 
say SO ; or, why this most mspiring assemblage ? 
why that interminable procession, of which I formed, 
by your kind invitation, a very humble part ? why 
those streamers from every house and from every 
v/indow ? and why was all the beauty of your beau- 
tiful city there assembled, waving their handkerchiefs 
and streaming their banners of welcome to the com- 
memorators of this great day ? I shall feel myself 
authorized to say to the people of Virginia that the 
spirit of Bunker Hill yet remains at Bunker Hill. 

And now, my countrymen, something was said by 
the very eloquent and honored gentleman who rep- 
resents the State of Connecticut, in deprecation of 
that dishonored day which should witness this great 
confederation broken into fragments. I sympathize 
with him. I am here to-day to say to you, people of 
Massachusetts, that our government is a government 
whose only sanction is in the honor and in the good 
faith of the States of this Union, and to proclaim 
that so long as there are honor and good faith in the 
States, and in the people of the States, the Union 
will be perpetuated. 

I invoke here on Bunker Hill, coming from my 
own honored State in the far South — I invoke you 
all, to require of those who represent you, that they 
administer the government as it was formed by our 
fathers, under the Constitution, and not otherwise. I 



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MR. WINTHROP S ADDRESS. 



would ask the spirit of that patriot, who has departed 
from us — if he can look down again upon the earth 
which he once honored — to inspire you all with that 
feeling which would require that the government 
should be administered under the Constitution, in 
honor and in good faith. 

Mr. President, I thank you again, and the Associa- 
tion of which you are the worthy head, for having 
given me the opportunity of witnessing this great 
spectacle on Bunker Hill, and enabhng me to take 
back to my people, as I shall do, the assurance that 
the spirit of Bunker Hill yet lives in Massachusetts. 



ME. WINTHEOP'S ADDEESS 



Introducing Hon. John P. Kennedy. 



I come before you once more, fellow-citizens, and 
with renewed gratification, to announce the presence 
of an accompHshed gentleman, whose name is asso- 
ciated with the most enviable services and successes, 
both in the republic of letters and that of laws, — 
and who represents here to-day a sister State, whose 
history is illustrated not only by the virtues of its 



MR. WINTHROP'S ADDRESS. 71 

earlier Calverts, and its later Carroll and Chase and 
William Pinckney and William Wirt, but by the valor 
of its Smiths and Smallwoods, its Howards, its Tilgh- 
mans, and its Otho Williams; — a State which, 
through the inspired muse of one of its still more 
recent sons, has contributed the " Star-Spangled Ban- 
ner " to our national lyrics, and which has furnished 
one of the most gallant and chivalrous defenders of 
that banner in its Stephen Decatur. 

This honored State of Maryland, I rejoice to say, is 
represented on this occasion by a gentleman whose 
voice has often been eloquently raised in our national 
councils — whose pen has admirably j)ortrayed, in a 
series of historical novels, some of the most stirring 
scenes in our Southern revolutionary campaigns — 
and whose distinguished privilege it was, as Secretary 
of the Navy of the United States, to prepare not 
only the instructions under which the memorable 
expedition to Japan was led out by the gallant Perry, 
but those instructions also, under which that still 
more memorable expedition to the Arctic Seas was 
conducted, by the heroic and lamented Kane — that 
youthful martyr in the cause of humanity and science, 
who is not unworthy to be remembered here to-day 
with yonder youthful martyr of patriotism and lib- 
erty. 

I present to you, fellow-citizens, my valued friend, 
the Honorable John Pendleton Kennedy, of Baltimore. 



SPEECH OE MR. KENNEDY. 



Mr. President, akd Citizens of Charlestown and Bos- 
ton, — 

I can assure my friend, the Vice President, 
who has done me the honor to present me, that it did 
not need his flattering reference to the service ren- 
dered in the War of Independence by the State in 
which I was born, and in which I have ever held my 
residence, nor his kind notice of myself, to persuade 
me to make a public acknowledgment of the pro- 
found gratification I find in being allowed to witness, 
under so many circumstances of personal advantage, 
the interesting ceremonies of this day in this place ; 
nor to assume upon myself the grateful duty of 
expressing, on behalf of the State of Maryland, the 
earnest sympathy of her people in the glory won by 
Charlestown, Boston and Massachusetts, in that 
momentous conflict on this Hill, in which the great 
libation of patriot blood was offered, to consecrate 
the first irrevocable and decisive action by which this 
vast republican empire was destined to be brought 
into existence. I know full well, how fondly and 



SPEECH OF MR. KENNEDY. 73 

how sensibly every man and woman of Maryland 
dierishes the traditions of their fathers touching that 
conflict; with what affectionate appreciation they 
hand these traditions down to their children; how 
they use them to refresh their own love of country, 
and to instil into the youthful hearts of the rising 
generation, at their own firesides, the pure element 
of loyalty to our national freedom, and to that union 
of the States by which it is to be pi;eserved. And I 
know also, as well, that in every narrative of that 
glorious struggle, the first and most prominent inci- 
dent to which they refer is the battle of Bunker Hill, 
and the heroic death of "Warren. With such a train- 
ing of the heart in the lesson of patriotism, with such 
an enrichment of the memory with the history of 
great deeds, how could it be otherwise but that Mary- 
land should look with the sincerest regard and most 
cordial applause, upon the pious work in which Mas- 
sachusetts is this day engaged. 

I wish. Sir, I could speak, in the few moments 
which your kindness has allotted to me in the pro- 
ceedings of this occasion, as earnestly and as forcibly 
as I feel, my own high estimate of the generous spirit 
in which your State and city have acquitted them- 
selves of a duty which this whole land rejoices to 
contemplate. Much more do I wish that I could, in 
language as eloquent as the sentiment itself, convey 
to the minds of this assemblage, the sympathy of the 



74 SPEECH OP MR. KENNEDY. 

people of my own State in the noble tribute you are 
rendering to one whom Maryland claims as the friend 
and asserter of her share in the common heritasce of 
national glory, by a title not less authentic than that 
which you make on your own behalf 

Between the era of the Battle of Bunker 
Hill and that of the surrender of Yorktown, lies 
a long space of national trials, filled with the history 
of a people laboring in the birth-throes of a grand 
empire. It is a history of privation, endurance and 
suffering, made illustrious by brave contest and many 
brilliant achievements. No actions in the whole 
series of these events win more admiration than those 
two which mark the beginning and the end. 

Sir, in many, perhaps in the more notable of these 
conflicts, Maryland was represented by her sons in 
the field, who often bore her banner, on " the perilous 
edge of battle," by the side of Massachusetts. That 
they were not by her side on the 17th of June, 1775, 
was only because your haste outran our knowledge. 
If you had given us timely warning of what you 
were about, we should have placed upon the muster- 
roll of Bunker Hill the names of some of those wor- 
thies my friend has been pleased to remember to-day, 
— Williams, or Smith, or Howard, — as fit comrades 
for a common immortality with your Warren, Pres- 
cott and Putnam. 

The -friendship cemented in those days of trial has 



SPEECH OF GOV. KING. 75 

been delivered from the fathers to the sons ; and it is 
but a debt of honor due to the founders of our 
Eepublic, that the men of the present should show 
their reverence to the men of the past, by a sacred 
nurture of that harmony of sentiment which pre- 
vailed in the beginning ; and by a united homage to 
those great principles of civil liberty and constitu- 
tional right which the elder generation cherished, 
and which it was their persistent endeavor and high- 
est wish to render the characteristic and permanent 
distinction of the American people in all time to 
come. 

I trust that Maryland and Massachusetts may ever 
be found true to that grand and beneficent aspira- 
tion of our common forefathers. 



SPEECH OF GOV. KING. 



[Before reacliing the Pavilion, on Bunker Hill, Gov. King, of 
New York, received a despatch which, in his judgment, required 
his presence in the city of New York ; and he accordingly, much 
to the regret of all present, left his place in the procession and 
departed in the three o'clock train. He has kindly furnished the 
following sketch of the remarks he would have made, had he been 
present in the Pavilion :] 

I thank you for the opportunity of being present 

7* 



76 SPEECH OF GOV. KING. 

at this memorable celebration. I thank you, as the 
chief magistrate of New York, for the kind refer- 
ence you have been pleased to make to her and 
her institutions. And I thank you for being invited 
to this great ceremony, where full-grown nations 
have come together, to do honor to the memory and 
services of the fathers, who, in the early days of 
struggle and peril, stood forth to assert and vindicate 
the rights of freemen, and proved their devotedness, 
by pouring out here, on this spot, their life's blood, 
as a rausom at once, and an example, for genera- 
tions yet unborn. That blood has indeed borne 
fruit — the soil which it fertilized and consecrated 
has been gathered up, so to speak, by particles, 
and scattered broad-cast over the wide extent of 
this Imperial Kepublic, until everywhere, from the 
Atlantic to the Pacific, from the iron bound coast of 
Labrador to the glowing waters of the Rio Grande, 
the name and the fame, the influence and the prin- 
ciples of Bunker Hill, and of its brave martyr 
Warren, are as household words to stimulate to the 
love of freedom and love of country, of our whole 
country, the thrice ten millions whom we are proud 
to call friends, brothers, countrymen. It is good 
for us all to be here ; good for the aged, as renew- 
ing upon a common altar the pledges of earlier 
days 5 for the young, as associating them at the 
outset of their career with the memories of the 



SPEECH OF GOV. KING. 77 

men and days that cannot die — so long as their 
descendants shall be true as now to their memories, 
and to the duties and the responsibilities which 
they impose. 

It is sometimes uttered as a reproach, or a misfor- 
tune to us as a people, that we have no past, and 
live only in the future. This day's gathering testi- 
fies how unfounded such an assertion is, for here 
posterity is assembled to honor the past : no mythi- 
cal, no uncertain, no fabulous past, but actuaUties, 
real events, and very real men, and ever-living prin- 
ciples. Separated from that interval by no doubtr 
ful eras and misty distances, we know whereof we 
are proud. When we afiirm that the men who on 
the 17th of June, 1775, stood shoulder to shoulder 
on Bunker Hill, and with unequal arms, and un- 
trained as soldiers, but with firm resolves, resisted 
the assault of a well appointed and discipHned 
army, led by chiefs of renown, were our own glo- 
rious fathers, and that what they did they did in no 
vulgar spirit of rapacious conquest, or in the impa- 
tient spirit of just and lawful rule, but as men, born 
to the inheritance of freedom, and when that was 
threatened, resolved to maintain it with their lives. 
We know that the gallant Warren, though commis- 
sioned as a Major General, rushed to the field as a 
volunteer, claiming no command, but seeknig to 
share the common duty with the common danger ; 



78 SPEECH OF GOV. KING. 

and when we say of him, that he was the model of 
the true citizen soldier, we can appeal with confi- 
dence to admitted and well-established facts. He 
fell gloriously, on the field of battle, but he did not 
fall before he had seen enough to assure his gener- 
ous spirit that the men for whom he died Avere not 
unworthy of him, and that the cause which he 
loved better than life could not fail. 



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CONCLUDING REMARKS. 

The exercises in the pavilion were listened to by one 
of the largest audiences ever assembled in this vicinity, 
and such were the arrangements for the accommodation 
of the whole body of the procession and those who 
were admitted to the grounds, that aU had an opportu- 
nity to hear the addresses of the several speakers and 
witness the ceremonies of the occasion. The ancient 
and accustomed rites of the Grand Lodge, which fol- 
lowed the address of the Grand Master, were both 
interesting and impressive ; and the pouring out of the 
corn, wine and oil, accompanied by the eloquent lan- 
guage of the ritaal, — "May the Great Ruler of the 
Universe preserve the Union of the United States, and 
may it be a bond of Friendship and Brotherly Love 
that shall endure through all time," — ^had a meaning 
which was readily comprehended by the audience. 

The Music by the Germania Band, and the Singing 
by the Handel and Hadyn Society, — about one hun- 
dred and fifty members being present, — added much to 
the interest and patriotic inspirations of the occasion. 

At the conclusion of Mr. Kennedy's remarks, calls 
were made by the audience for other gentlemen pre- 
sent among the invited guests ; but as it was then a 

79 



80 CONCLUDING REMARKS. 

late hour, the President said, in order that the distin- 
guished strangers present by the invitation of the Mon- 
ument Association, might accept the hospitality which 
the City of Charlestoavn had tendered to them, he 
thought all would agree that the proceedings in the 
pavilion should then terminate. 

Mr. Warren thanked the audience for the orderly 
and attentive manner in which they had listened to the 
proceedings, which, he thought, under the circumstan- 
ces of delay and fatigue which had been unavoidable, 
would have done honor to any community; and in 
conclusion he said that after the singing of a National 
Anthem, Hail Columbia, the exercises here would ter- 
minate with the Benediction by Rev. Dr. Walker. 

These suggestions were acquiesced in, and the 
Singing and Benediction over, this great assemblage 
dispersed. And thus ended the formal ceremonies of 
inauguration in the pavilion. 

The Pavilion, under which these exercises were 
held, was probably the largest ever erected in this 
Commonwealth, covering nearly one half the square 
around the Monument. It was three hundred feet in 
length, and one hundred and ten in width ; forty-two 
in height at the centre, and thirty -two feet at the ex- 
tremities. Benches, fronting towards the centre and 
neatly covered with cotton cloth, were arranged for 



CONCLUDING REMARKS. 81 

seating seven thousand persons, and there was standing- 
room for three thousand more. 

On the south side of the square, resting against High 
street, a spacious platform was erected for the accommo- 
dation of the Officers of the Association, the Speakers, 
official personages, and many distinguished gentlemen 
from various States of the Union. In front of this plat- 
form was an open space, and in full view, on the oppo- 
site side of the pavilion, a canopy formed of national 
flags, twenty feet square and twenty feet high, enclos- 
ing the Statue of Warren, — which when the procession 
entered, was thus screened from view. On both sides 
and in front of the Statue a platform was extended for 
the accommodation of the Grand Lodge for the per- 
formance of their ceremonies, the Handel and Haydn 
Society and the Germania Band. Exteriorly the pa- 
vilion presented a gay and beautiful appearance, being 
light and airy, with' American flags waving from differ- 
ent points along its whole length. The main entrances 
to the monument square, on either side, were orna- 
mented with arches formed with flags and surmounted 
with the spread eagle. One of these arches bore the 
sentence "Welcome to Bunker Hill," with the names 
of many of the revolutionary battle-fields inscribed 
upon the columns. On the other arch were the em- 
phatic words "Our WHOLE Country," and the names 
of other of our national battle-fields. 



82 CONCLUDING REMARKS. 

The care of the pavilion, the seating of the immense 
audience, and the preservation of order inside, were 
entrusted to James Lawrence, Esq., one of the Aids of 
the Grand Marshal, and twenty-five Assistant Marshals, 
as follows : 

Henry A. Pierce, Leverett Saltonstall, 

Charles A. Babcock, Charles W. Pierce, 

Augustus Lowell, Thomas J. Lee, 

Franklin W. Smith, Henry T. Deland, 

W. B. S. Gay, J. Theodore Heard, 

Charles 0. Gage, Charles F. Blake, 

Patrick T. Jackson, Thomas H. Perkins, 

Charles E. Fuller, Theodore Frothingham, 

Harrison Ritchie, William G. Wheildon, 

Robert C. Winthrop, Jr., Ira Chase, Jr., 

J. D. W. Joy, Lucius H. Warren, 

Frederic Hobbs, Benjamin Hurd, 
Duncan Bradford. 

It is just and proper to say that to the energy and 
promptitude of these gentlemen, under somewhat try- 
ing circumstances, is due that degree of order and 
propriety which marked the occasion. It is equally 
proper, in this manner rather than in the form of an 
of3&cial vote on the part of the Monument Association, 
to express their thanks to the Independent Corps of 
Cadets, Col. Thomas C. Amory, commanding, present 
as the body guard of His Excellency the Grovernor, for 
the needful and efficient services rendered by them in 
preserving order on the grounds generally and around 
the pavilion in particular. 



CELEBEATION, PROCESSION, &c. 



NOTE. 

In preparing the following account of the celebration of the day by 
the Monument Association, the arrival of the various companies and 
associations, reception of the guests, formation of the procession, 
route and decorations, we have been compelled to rely largely upon 
the newspaper reports. Errors and repetitions, and perhaps omis- 
sions, to some extent, will be very likely to occur, notwithstanding 
our efforts to avoid them. 



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CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, &c. 



The Celebration of the Eighty-second Anniversary of the 
Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Inauguration of the Statue of 
Gen. Joseph Warren, by the Bunker Hill Monument Associa- 
tion, took place in the two cities of Boston and Charlestown, 
on Wednesday, 17th June, 1857. At early sunrise, the 
two cities were astir with the inhabitants who turned out 
to welcome the arriving guests, and with strangers who 
came into town by every available means of conveyance. 
The morning w^as threatening, and it was feared that the 
ceremonies would be interrupted by rain, but the clouds and 
cool breeze served to make the day very comfortable to those 
who formed the procession, and to the thousands of spec- 
tators. 

The first arrival of an organized body was that of the 
Seventh Regiment, New York National Guard, who reached 
the station of the Boston and Providence Eaih-oad at about 
seven o'clock. They were met by the National Lancers, Capt. 
Dearborn, and were escorted to their quarters at the Revere 
House, where the whole regiment partook of -breakfast. A 
complimentary salute of eleven guns was given them on 
their arrival by a detachment of the Light Artillery, Capt. 
Moses G. Cobb. 



86 CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, ETC. 

The regiment consists of eight companies and a corps 
of engineers. The Colonel and his numerous staff were 
mounted on horseback. The appearance of this fine body of 
citizen soldiery, as they marched along in solid phalanx, attract- 
ed much attention. They turned out five hundred and sixty 
strong, in a neat grey uniform, and, by their precision of 
drill and fine military bearing, excited remarks of high 
commendation from the delighted thousands who were fa- 
vored with an opportunity of witnessing them. The princi- 
pal regimental officers were as follows : — Col. A. Duryea, 
Lieut. Col. M. Lefferts, Major Crawford, Adj. Pond. 

The regiment was accompanied by the famous National 
Guard Band, forty in number, with a drum corps of nine- 
teen ; the whole led by Messrs. Noll and Kietzel, with Mr. 
KiEFER as drum-major. 

After the demands of the appetite were satisfied by the 
good things which the well-supplied larder of the Revere 
House afforded, the regiment were off duty for about two 
hours, which time gave them an opportunity of greeting 
friends and acquaintances, and viewing the preparations for 
the celebration. At about half-past ten, the ranks were 
again formed, and, after a dress-parade in Bowdoin Square, 
they marched to the State House to join the procession. 

The New York Bunker Hill Association, composed 
of delegates from different Chapteri of the Order of United 
Americans, Mr. Charles E. Gildersleeve, President, and 
Mr. Oliver Green, Marshal, arrived at the Worcester Rail- 
road station, at about eight o'clock. They were accompanied 
by Vannemacher's Band, a fine corps of musicians, eighteen 
in number, led by Mr. George Yannemacher. The Asso- 
ciation had a beautiful blue silk banner, mounted upon a 
frame-work, drawn upon wheels, which was embellished 
with a painting of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Above the 



CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, ETC. 87 

painting were the initials " O. U. A.," and " Bunker Hill 
Association of New York," in gold letters, and beneath 
it the motto — " They fought for Freedom and the Rights 
of Ma7i." The reverse of the flag contained a painting of 
two figures, representing Liberty and Justice leaning upon 
a shield, in the centre of which was a representation of the 
Bunker Hill Monument. The painting was surmounted by 
a scroll, upon which were the words — ''Liberty, a trust to he 
transmitted to Posterity,'"* and beneath it the date of the 
organization of the Association, May 4, 1849. 

The Second Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer 
Militia was in attendance at the same station to receive the 
Washington Greys of New York. A message, however, 
was received to the effect that they had been detained in 
New York, by the riot, but would arrive at five o'clock, P. M. 
[The Greys were received at five o'clock and were escorted to 
their quarters at the American House, but of course took no 
part in the celebration.] 

Most of the out of town companies which took part in the 
celebration arrived at an early hour in the morning. The 
Woburn Mechanic Phalanx, Capt. Winn, left Woburn in 
an extra train and were received at the depot near East 
Cambridge by the Charlestown City Guard. The Phalanx 
were escorted to the armory of the City Guard where 
they partook of a collation. They were also entertained by 
the City Guard during the remainder of the day. 

The Watson Light Guard, of Lowell, were also received 
and entertained by the Charlestown City Guard. They were 
met by the City Guard at the East Cambridge station. 

The Lawrence Cadets, of Lowell, arrived at the depot in 
Boston, at about eight o'clock, accompanied by the Lowell 

* The motto on the Seal of the City of Charlestown. 



88 CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, ETC. 

Brass Band. After marclimg through various streets they 
proceeded to Charlestown. The Band paraded with the 
First E-egiment during the remainder of the day. 

The Concord Artillery were the guests of the Charles- 
town Artillery. They were met at the Fitchburg depot, in 
Charlestown, by the Charlestown Artillery and the Portland 
Mechanic Blues, and escorted to the Artillery Armory, where 
a collation was served. The Blues were also entertained by 
the Charlestown Artillery. 

The seven companies above named, viz : The two Charles- 
town companies, the two Lowell companies, the Woburn 
Mechanic Phalanx, Concord Artillery, and Portland Blues, 
formed in Monument Square at about half-past nine o'clock, 
and were conducted through the pavilion. They were thus 
enabled to obtain a fine view of the Statue. Shortly before 
ten o'clock they took up their line of march for Boston. 

The Manchester City Guard were escorted from South 
Boston to the State House by the Pulaski Guard. 

The Providence Light Infantry, commanded by Col. Wil- 
liam Brown, reached Boston at about nine o'clock, ac- 
companied by Green's American Brass Band. They came 
in an extra train from Providence, and after escorting Gov. 
Dyer, of Rhode Island, from the depot to the State House, 
took their place in the procession. This is one of the best 
companies in New England, and during their march through 
the streets they attracted much attention. The music of the 
band was also much admired. 

The Chelsea Light Infantry escorted the City Council of 
that city to Boston in the morning and then joined in the 
procession. 

About ten o'clock, the Divisionary Corps of Independent 
Cadets, Lieut. Col. Thomas C. Amory, commanding, arrived 
at the Pevere House from the State House, (where they had 
reported themselves to the Commander-in-Chief,) for the 



CELEBRATIONj PROCESSION, ETC. 89 

purpose of escorting the distinguislied guests to the State 
House. The Cadets appeared in their grey overcoats, and 
numbered ninety-three guns, making a very fine display. 
They were preceded by the North Bridgewater Brass Band. 
After a short delay in Bowdoin Square, which gave to large 
numbers of citizens and strangers a fine opportunity of ad- 
miring their excellent appearance, they resumed their march, 
with the distinguished guests and the Legislative Committee 
under escort. They arrived at the State House at half-past 
ten. The guests were received at the gate by the Sergeant- 
at-Arms, Benjamin Stevens, Esq., and were ushered to the 
Council Chamber. They were then introduced to Governor 
Gardner, by Hon. Charles W. Upham, President of the 
Senate and Chairman of the Legislative Committee. Among 
them were Gov. John A. King, and Suite, of New York ; 
Gov. Elisha Dyer, and Staff, of Rhode Island ; Gov. Alex- 
ander H. Holley, of Connecticut ; and Hon. W. W. Hoppin, 
late Governor of Rhode Island. Senator Mason, of Vir- 
ginia, accompanied by Hon. G. E. Haynes, of the Massa- 
chusetts Senate, also made a visit to the State House, and 
passed through the various departments. 

Senator Foster, of Connecticut, and many other distin- 
guished citizens from other States were accompanied to the 
State House by different members of the Committee. A 
number of our own distinguished citizens were also present, 
among whom were President Walker of Harvard College, 
Hon. Charles A. Phelps, Senator Wilson, Hon. Nathan 
Appleton, J. W. Paige, and Representatives in Congress. 
President Warren, Hon. R. C. Winthrop, Frederic W. 
Lincoln, Jr., Wm. W. Wheildon, and other members of the 
Committee of Arrangements of the Bunker Hill Monument 
Association, were also present to receive the guests. Ample 
provision was made by the Legislative Committee of Recep- 
tion for the refreshment of the guests in the ante-room of 

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CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, ETC. 



the Council Chamber, while they were waiting for the mili- 
tary escort. There were no formal ceremonies at this place, 
the guests, after their introduction, engaging in social con- 
versation until it was time for them to take their appro- 
priate places in the procession. 

Soon after half-past eleven o'clock the Procession took up 
its circuitous line of march to Charlestown. The Grand 
Marshal of the day was Col, Thomas Aspinwall, of Brook- 
line, with the following aids and assistants : — 



AIDS. 
Gen. John S. Tyler. 
Col. F. "W. Lincoln. 
Col. Thomas E. Chickering. 
James Lawkence, Esq. 



Major Lewis W. Tappan. 
Col. John C. Boyd. 
Col. N. A. Thompson. 



ASSISTANTS. 



Major C. H. Appleton. 
Major Joseph L. Henshaw. 
Hon. William Aspinwall. 
Dr. E. G. Tucker. 
Edmund Boynton. 
Joseph H. Sawyer. 
George E. Lincoln. 
Capt. RoiiERT Hooper, Jr. 
N. W. Coffin. 
John W. Chandler. 



Ives G. Bates. 
Otis Kimball. 
E. Webster Pike. 
George H. Chapman. 
Charles A. Barker. 
J. Haskell Long. 
George A. Bachelder. 
Charles Thompson, Jr. 
Hon. Frederic O. Prince. 
George Greig. 



THE PROCESSION. 



Preceding tlie Escort was a body of mounted Police, headed 
by Deputy Chief Ham. 

MILITARY ESCORT. 

Advanced Guard — A detachment of Light Dragoons, (National 
Lancers,) commanded by Sergeant A. H. Stevens, Jr. 

LtCoL jlMBsui Col. CHARLES B. ROGERS. Lapt. /homas O. 
DarRacott. ( Commanding Escort. \ Barei. 



FIRST BRIGADE OF ESCORT. 

Col. A. DuRYEE, commanding. 

Aid — Major F. A. Heath. 

First Regiment. 

Commanded by Lieut. Col. George A. Meacham, and StaflP, of 
Fifth Infantry, consisting of four companies, invited by the City of 
Charlestown, to which were attached the five other companies 
named, preceded by Gilmore's Salem Brass Band, viz : — 

Charlestown City Guard, Capt. Wm. W. Pierce, seventy-five 
muskets. 

Bay State Band. 

Wobum Mechanic Phalanx, Capt. T. Winn, fifty muskets. 



92 THE PROCESSION. 

Concord Artillery, Capt. Richard Barrett, forty-four muskets. 

Portland Brass Band. 
Cliarlestown Ai'tillery, Capt. Richard Lakeman, seventy muskets* 

Portland Mechanic Rifles, Capt. T. A. Roberts, fifty muskets and 
color guard. 

"Watson Light Guard, of Lowell, Capt. Blood, forty muskets. 
Lawrence Guard, of Lowell, Capt. Sawtell, forty-two muskets. 
Chelsea Light Infantry, Capt. Fellows, forty muskets. 
Stark Guard, of Manchester, N. H., Capt. Potter. 

Second Regiment. 

Seventh Regiment of New York, (National Guard,) under 
command of Lieut. Col. M. Lefferts, with the following Staff: — 

Major Crawford, Adj. Pond, Quartermaster A. Kemp, Chaplain 
Brainard, Surgeons Cheesman and Cameron, Paymaster Carpenter, 
Assistant Paymaster Howland, Commissary "W. Patten, Assistant 
Quartermaster Winchester. " 

Engineer Corps, Sergeant Drake and fifteen men. 

The Non-Commissioned Staff, ten men. 

Companies, (National Guard,) preceded by the National Guard 
Band, numbering fifty-six pieces. 

First Company, Capt. William P. Bensell, Lieuts. L. Harway 
and S. Schenck, fifty men. 

Second Company, Capt. Alexander Shaler, Lieuts. James Harri- 
son and J. H. Liebenau, sixty -five men. 

Third Company, Capt. Price, Lieuts. Wickerstead and TurnbuU, 
seventy-five men. 

Fourth Company, Capt. W. A. Riblet, Lieuts. W. R. Harrison 
and John H. Quackenbush, forty-five men. 

Fifth Company, Capt. W. A. Speaight, Lieuts. F. Millard and J. 
McGregor, forty-five men. 

Sixth Company, Capt. Nevers, Lieuts. Veraiilye and Mcllvaine, 
sixty-five men. 



THE PROCESSION. 93 

Seventh Company, Capt. J. Monroe, Lieut. Williams, fifty-five 
men. 

Eighth Company, Capt. H. G. Shumway, Lieuts. G. W. Smith 
and C. W. Sy, eighty men. 

American Brass Band. 

. Providence Light Lifantry, Col. William Brown, commanding, 
eighty muskets. 



SECOND BRIGADE OF ESCORT. 

First Brigade, M. V. M., Col. W. W. Bullock, commanding, 

JFirst Regiment. 

Col. Robert L Burbank, commanding. 

Lowell Brass Band. 

Company A, Boston Light Infantry, Capt. Charles O. Rogers, 
forty muskets. 

Company B, New England Guards, Capt. George T. Lyman, 
thirty-two muskets. 

Company C, Pulaski Guards, Capt. J. Jenkins, thirty muskets. 

Company E, Boston City Guard, Capt. Isaac F. Shepard, thirty- 
nine muskets. 

Company F, Independent Boston Fusileers, Capt. Henry A. 
Snow, forty-eight muskets. 

Company G, Washington Light Infantry, Capt. George Clark, Jr., 
thirty -five muskets. 

Company H, Mechanic Infantry, Capt. George West, thirty-nine 
muskets. 

Second Regiment. 

Lieut. Col. T. L. D. Perkins, commanding. 
Boston Comet Band. 
Company A, Boston Phalanx, Capt. Russ, forty muskets. 



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THE PROCESSION. 



Company B, Itnion Guards, Capt. Brown, forty-three tousketa 
and color guard. 

Company C, Washington Guards, Capt. J. N. Pennock, forty- 
six muskets. 

Company D, Roxbury Artillery, Lieut. Sutherland, commanding, 
forty-five muskets. 

Company E, Lafayette Guard, Capt. P. D. Tripp, forty muskets. 

Company F, National Guard, Capt. Harlow, forty-five muskets. 

Company of Light Artillery, Major Moses G. Cobb, commanding, 
with six pieces and eighty-five men. Officers of the Providence 
Marine Corps, eleven in number, as guests. 

Draper and Smith's Band, mounted. 

Company A, First Battahon Light Dragoons, (National Lancers,) 
Capt. Dearborn, one hundred and fifteen men. 



CIVIC CORTEGE. 

Aids. f -k Aids. 

Col. Lincoln. J Col. THOMAS ASPmWALL, I Gen. Ttlee. 

Maj. Tappan. j Grand Marshal. [ Col. Thompson. 

Col. Chickeking. V ) Col. Boyd. 



FIRST DIVISION. 



ASSISTANT MABSEALS. 



Left Flank. 
Otis Kimball* 
Wm. Aspinwall. 
E. W. Pike. 

E. BoTNTON. 



Right Flank, 

Jos. L. Henshaw. 
George Greig. 
Chas. Thompson, Jr. 
I. G. Bates. 



Lawrence Brass Band. 
The Directors of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, with 
their invited guests, in carriages, in large and imposing numbers. 



THE PROCESSION. 95 



The first carriage, drawn by four horses, contained Hon. F. W. Lin- 
coln, Jr., P. Hubbell, Esq., J. M. Wightman, and J. H. Bucking- 
ham, of tlie Committee of Arrangements. The second carriage, 
drawn by four horses, contained Hon. G. Wasliington Warren, the 
President of the Association, Hon. James M. Mason, Senator of 
Virginia, and Rev. Dr. Walker, President of Harvard College, 
Chaplain. In other carriages, followed many of our prominent 
citizens, among whom were Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, with Hon. 
J. P. Kennedy, of Baltimore ; Hon. Samuel H. Walley, Hon. Isaac 
Livermore, and B. T. Reed, Esq. 

Next followed the Independent Company of Cadets, Lieut. Col. 
Thomas C. Amory, commanding, and attended by the North 
Bridgewater Brass Band. The Cadets turned out in large num- 
bers and made a fine appearance. Under their Escort were : — 

His Excellency, Governor Gardner ; Sheriff Clark, of Suffolk ; 
Sherifi" Keyes, of Middlesex ; Col. George M. Thacher, Aid, in 
a carriage and six. 

In other carriages were seated His Honor, Lieutenant Governor 
Benchley, Cols. Phelps and Pike of the Council. 

Hon. Francis De Witt, Secretary of State ; Hon. C. R. Ransom, 
Auditor ; Hon. Moses Tenney, Treasurer. 

His Excellency, Governor King, of New York ; Inspector Gen- 
eral Bruce, of New York ; Hon. Velorous Taft, and James Lee, Jr., 
of the State Committee. 

His Excellency, Governor Holly, of Connecticut ; Col. Day, of 
the Governor's StaflF; Hon. Gideon Haynes, of Massachusetts. 

His Excellency, Governor Dyer, of Rhode Island ; Hon. Thomas 
Farmer, of Roxbury ; Hon. E. C. Baker, of Medford, of the State 
Committee, and Col. Wolcott, of Governor Gardner's Staff. 

Adjutant General Stone, M. V. M. ; Cols. Nightingale, Ormsby, 
and Knight, of Governor Dyer's Staff. 

Generals Mauran, Stead, and Wheaton, and Adjutant Rivers, 
also of Governor Dyer's Suite. 

Ex-Governor Hoppin and Son, of Rhode Island ; Dr. Arnold, of 
Providence. 

Hon. Henry Wilson, U. S. S. ; Hon. E. P. Washburn, of Illinois, 
M. C. ; Hon. Anson Burlingame, of Massachusetts, M. C. ; Col. 
Foster, of Connecticut. 



96 THE PROCESSION. 

Hon. Charles W. Upliam, President of Senate; Hon. Cliarles 
A. Phelps, Speaker of House ; Benjamin Stevens, Esq., Sergeant- 
at-Arms, of Massachusetts. 

His Honor, T. T. Sawyer, Mayor ; Horace G. Hutchins, Presi- 
dent of the Common Council, and members of the City Government 
of Charlestown. 

George M. Brooks, Esq., Chairman, and other Selectmen of 
Concord. 

Hon. Charles Hudson, Chairman, and Selectmen of Lexington. 

His Honor, Alexander H. Rice, Mayor of Boston. 

The Chief of Police and members of Boston City Government. 

Members of the New York City Government, as follows : — 

Aldermen Griffiths, F. Jones, and G. Warren ; Councilmen J. 
Sickles, John Van Tyne, G. P. Bickford, A. Campbell, J. 0. Hunt, 
H. Franklin, and T. J. A. Boole ; John E. Greene, Sergeant-at- 
Arms ; Ex-Mayor Lambert, of Brooklyn, Long Island. 

His Honor, John S. Sleeper, Mayor, and President H. P. Shed, 
and members of the City Government of Roxbury. 

His Honor, John Sargent, Mayor, and City Government of 
Cambridge. 

His Honor, F. B. Fay, Mayor, and City Government of Chelsea. 

Dr. Jacob Bigelow, President, J. H. Abbott, Rev. Dr. Frothing- 
ham, Charles Folsom, and others, members of the American Acade- 
my of Arts and Sciences. 

Dr. Nathaniel B. ShurtlefF, the Secretary, and other members of 
the Massachusetts Historical Society. 

F. H. Walker, City Messenger of New York ; O. H. Spurr, 
City Messenger of Boston. 

His Honor, Mayor Mudge and the City Government of Lynn. 

Col. J. W. Sever, Recorder, and other officers and members of the 
Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati. 

Col. Ruggles, Capts. Prince and Wainwright, and Dr. Moore, 
Lieuts. Symmes, McCarty, Freeman, and Clark, U. S. Army. 

Messrs. Cowdin, Usher, Hunking, and Batchelder, of the Massa- 
chusetts Senate. 

Members of the Government of the Bunker Hill Monument 
Association, and subscribers to the Warren Statue. One or two 



THE PROCESSION. 97 

revolutionary veterans were present, and Mr. Joseph "Warren 
Newcomb, Jr., of Springfield, the great grandson of Gen. Warren. 
Members of the Veteran Association of 1812, as follows: — 
Gen. S. Chandler, of Lexington ; (Col. Aspinwall, the Grand 
Marshal, in his place wore also the badge of a member of this Asso- 
ciation,) Wm. Andrews, of Boston ; Thomas Butler, of Somerville ; 
Major Wm. Bates, of Boston ; Theo. Gillis, of Boston ; George 
Wilbur, Abraham Heywood, of North Attleboro' ; Peter Hayden, 

B. M. Smith, of Worcester ; John Rich, W. T. Shirley, Matthew 
Sprague, T. H. Scott, of Framingham ; Samuel Stinson, Jos. 
Sanderson, Rufus Rewan, John Stetson, Benjamin Stevenson, W. 
Newton, Hosea Sergeant, of Maine ; Hezekiah Turner, of West 
Dedhara ; John Terrell, Ebenezer Weeman, Tillson Williams, of 
Roxbury ; William Welch, N. J. Boone, of North Chelsea ; James 
L. Child, of Augusta, Me. ; Thomas C. Bryan, of Charlestown ; 
Alanson Nobles, of Stoneham ; Nathaniel Bryant, Isaac Baldwin, 
Cyrus Buttrick, David Bosford, of Maine ; Isaac Bowers, Jesse 
Brown, of Cambridge ; Oliver Barrett, of Shirley ; Jos. Dunbar, 
of Weymouth ; Joseph B. Frost, Isaac Farwell, of Waltham ; Dr. 
Amos Farnsworth, of Roxbury ; John Field, of Dorchester ; John 
Fowle, of Cambridge ; William Everett, of Bedford ; Jos. Grafton, 
Stephen Gulliver, Wm. Haskell, of Nashua, New Hampshire ; H. 

C. Hosmer, of Stowe ; Robert Keith, C. Moi'ton, Jonas Munroe, 
of Lexington ; Jacob Noyes, of Abington ; Levi T. Prescott, Joshua 
Cummings, and Edward J. Porter. 

[In the ranks of these veterans appeared a venerable relic of the 
Revolution, Mr. Benjamin Smith, of Shrewsbury. The old veteran 
is now ninety-four years of age, and was a fifer for three years 
during the revolutionary struggle. He was attached to the Third 
Company of the Third Regiment, Third Brigade of Massachusetts 
troops, under command of Gen. Heath. The old gentleman is 
still hale and hearty ; says he can walk a mile as fast as any one, 
and can do light wox'k on a farm with anybody. He appeared 
much pleased with the attention shown to him, and on his way to the 
carriage walked down the State House steps erect and prompt as a 
drum-major.] 

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98 THE PROCESSION. 



Tlie Lexington Monument Association. 

Officers and members of the Boston Board of Trade ; James M. 
Beebe, Esq., President. 

Members of the State Legislature. 

Judges Fisher of Pennsylvania, "Wright of Connecticut, and 
Perkins of Massachusetts. 

This division was composed entirely of carriages, all of which 
were beautiful vehicles, making a very fine appearance. Though 
not the most showy portion of the procession, still it was one of 
the most notable features of the occasion. 



SECOND DIVISION. 

ASSISTANT MARSHALS. 

Left Flank. Right Flank. 

E. G. Tucker. Maj. Appleton. 

N. W. Coffin. F. O. Pkince. 

Charles A. Barker. George E. Lincoln. 

Masonic Display. 

The Masonic display was large and brilliant ; the grand lodges 
of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, twenty-four 
subordinate lodges, and members of two or three encampments 
taking part in the procession. 

Mr. "William S. Gardner, of Lowell, the chief marshal, accompa- 
nied by some of his aids and assistant marshals, was at the head of 
the division. 

The aids were Messrs. Benjamin Dean, Charles A. Davis, 
Isaac C. Eastman, E. T. Wilson, E. D. Bell, and D. McBean 
Thaxter, Jr. 

Messrs. Robert "Wood, Henry T. Kimball, Jacob Baldwin, Jr., 
William P. Jones, John A. Goodwin, Leonard Brown, Samuel 
Boyd, and Charles "W. Stevens, acted as assistant marshals. 



THE PROCESSION. 99 

Then came the Weymouth Brass Band, followed by an escort of 
about two hundred and forty men, consisting of members of the 
Grand Encampment of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, under 
the command of Sir Knt. John McClellan, and the Boston En- 
campment of Knights Templars, under the command of Sir Knt. 
Winslow Lewis. 

The members of the Encampments wore their peculiar regalia, 
the richness and beauty of which were frequently remarked. 

By the Encampments were cai'ried three rich banners, black and 
gold, green and gold, and white and gold, of the kinds known to 
masons as the Templars, the Red Cross, and the Maltese banners. 

Following the Templars was the Boston Brass Band, furnishing 
music to the subordinate lodges. 

We give the names of these Lodges, in their order in the proces- 
sion, with the date of their charters, their localities, the number of 
their members present, and the names of their masters : — 

1st. Baalbec, 1853, East Boston, 75, S. T. Bliss. 

2d. Mount Tabor, 1846, East Boston, 60, L. L. Fowle. 

3d. St. Paul's, 1847, South Boston, 75, T. Hill, Jr. 

4th. Star of Bethlehem, 1844, Chelsea, 35, E. W. Lothrop. 

5th. Liberty, 1824, Beverly, 20, John B. Hill. 

6th. Norfolk Union, 1819, Randolph, 42, J. White Belcher. 

7th. Jordan, 1801, South Danvers, 35, N. P. C. Patterson. 

8th. Pentucket, 1807, Lowell, 40, Isaac Hooper. 

9th. Amicable, 1855, Cambridge, 40, George B. Eaton. 
10th. Mount Carmel, 1805, Lynn, 20, T. A. Ingalls. 
11th. Mount Lebanon, 1801, Boston, 100, F. H. Sprague. 
12th. Fraternal, 1801, Barnstable, 30, R. S. Pope. 
13th. Rising Star, 1799, Stoughton, 30, G. Talbot. 
14th. Meridian, 1797, Natick, 60, Malachi Babcock. 
15th. Hh-am, 1797, West Cambridge, 60, L H. Wright. 
16th. St. Paul's, 1797, Groton, 15, Ebenezer Sawtell. 
17th. Columbian, 1796, Boston, 100, William B. Fowle, Jr. 
18th. Old Colony, 1792, Hingham, 65, Ely Whiton. 
19th. King Solomon's, 1783, Charlestown, 75, Caleb Rand. 
20th. Massachusetts, 1770, Boston, 50, John Fellows. 



100 THE PROCESSION. 



21 St. Tyrian, 1770, Gloucester, 25, F. J. Babson. [The charters 
of this and the preceding lodge bear the signatures of Gen. Joseph 
Warren and Paul Eevere.] 

22d. Ashlar, 1852, Rockport, 25, Eben Blatchford. 

23d. Philanthropic, 1760, Marblehead, 40, David Blaney. 

24th. St. John's, 1733, Boston, 50, Solon Thornton. 

Next to these lodges was the Adoniram Chapter, of Medford, 
with twenty-eight members present. Robert C. Topham, high 
priest, and D. Ingersoll, tyler. 

Next came the marshal's aids, Isaac C. Eastman, E. T. Wilson, 
and E. D. Bell, followed by Bond's Cornet Band. 

The Supreme Grand Council for the Northern Jurisdiction of the 
United States followed in an open barouche. The officers of the 
Council are, E. A. Raymond, commander ; Rev. Paul Dean, lieut. 
commander ; S. W. Robinson, treasurer ; Rev. G. M. Randall, 
secretary. 

The Grand Lodge of New Hampshire was represented by some 
of its officers and members, viz : — Grand master, George H. 
Hubbai'd, of Manchester ; senior grand warden, A. P. Hughes, 
of Nashua ; grand lecturer, J. I. Williams, of Lancaster ; grand 
treasurer, John Knowlton, of Portsmouth ; grand secretary, Horace 
Chase, of Hopkinton, and others. 

The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts came next, escorted and 
flanked by a detachment of the Boston Encampment K. T., under 
the command of Sir Knt. John K. Hall. The following officers 
of this lodge were present, viz: John T. Heard, grand master; 
Rev. Wm. Flint, deputy grand master ; Dr. Bradford L. Wales, 
senior grand warden ; John H. Sheppard, junior grand warden ; 
Rev. Lucius R. Paige, grand treasurer, pro tern ; Charles W. 
Moore, grand secretary ; William Makepeace, corresponding grand 
secretary, p.t. ; John Low and Wm. W. Wheildon, grand stewards ; 
Isaac Cary, grand standard bearer, p.t., supported by C. W. 
Walker and L. L. Tarbell ; Ebenezer Case and James Perkins, 
grand pursuivants, p.t. ; Rev. Dr. Osgood, of Springtield, and Rev. 
N. M. Gay lord, of Boston, grand chaplains ; Eben F. Gay, grand 
tyler ; and a number of others. 



THE PROCESSION. 101 



The rear of the division was brought up by seven carriages, 
containing Father Taylor, B. T. Picknam, J. B. Hammatt, Robert 
Lash, A. A. Dame, Vii'gil H. Hews, Eoyal Whiton, John Brough, 
Jeremiah Hudson, Henry Lewis, Hon. Jolm B. "Wells, John Green, 
Jr., Nathan Fisk, Lyman Thurston, C. R. Metcalf, S. L. Adams, 
C. Tufts, G-. M. Lane, L. Wheeler, James N. Smith, Isaac East- 
man, Peter Lyon, E. T. Wetherbee, Benjamin Wilson, Jacob C. 
Hanson, and Horace Chase. 

From the data given above, we estimate the number of Masons, 
who, as such, took part in the exercises, at about fifteen hundred. 



THIRD DIVISION. 

ASSISTANT MARSHALS. 

Left Flank. Right Flank. 

J. Haskell Long. Geo. H. Chapman. 

Joseph H. Sawyek, Geo. A. Baohelder. 

John W. Chandler. Robert Hooper, Jr. 

Vannemacher's Brass Band, eighteen members, George Vanne- 
macher, leader. New York. 

Field and staff officers of the First Battalion of Rifles. 

Detachment of First Battalion of Rifles, under command of Major 
Benjamin Perley Poore. [They were accompanied by a drummer 
bearing the identical drum that was beaten from Newbury to 
Bunker Hill, in the Revolution. As the procession halted for a 
few minutes, and in its march on State street. Major Poore caused 
the drummer to execute the same tune (Yankee Doodle) as was 
played on that memorable morning at the Battle of Bunker Hill. 
The performance called forth enthusiastic cheers from the dense 
crowd that filled the sidewalks, and, in response to an imperative 
encore, the drummer beat the reveiUe that awoke the patriots who 
marched on that occasion to aid in defending our country's cause. 



102 THE PROCESSION. 

This was received with prolonged and hearty cheering. The drum 
is the property of Major Poore, who vahies it very highly.] 

Warren Association, composed of members of the O. U. A. and 
U. S. of A., of Boston and vicinity. About one hundred members 
were in procession. They carried the American Banner, and wore 
the regalia of their respective orders, making a fine ajipearance ; 
James Quinn, Marshal. 

Bunker Hill Association, of New York ; one hundred members. 
They carried in a carriage a magnificent banner which has already 
been mentioned. This Association attracted considerable attention. 

Members of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, in carriages. 

Members of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, 
in cai'riages. 

C AVAL CADE. 

"Webster Literary Association, of Charlestown ; E. L. Weeks, 
Marshal. Banner, with a fine portrait of Daniel Webster. Motto, 
" We Still Ltve." 

Mishawum Literary Association ; Charles H. Smith, Marshal. 

The rear of the procession included a large number of citizens 
from Boston and the neighboring towns, on horseback. 



ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. 



As stated, the procession commenced to move at twelve 
o'clock from the State House, and the route adopted lay 
through Beacon, Charles, Boylston, Tremont, "West, Wash- 
ington, and State Streets, Merchants' Eow, Blackstone, 
Hanover, and Prince Streets, over Charles River Bridge to 
Charlestown Square, thence through Harvard, Arrow, Wash- 
ington, Union, and Main Streets to the Neck ; thence by 
a countermarch down Main, through Franklin and High 
Streets to Monument Gauare. It moved with great rapidity, 
for so large a body, and in this particular gave evidence of 
the skill and activity that characterized the excellent Grand 
Marshal and his assistants. Several portions were warmly 
cheered by the crowds that had gathered along the route. 
The streets were thronged with people. At Haymarket 
Square, the Second Regiment of Infantry, Col. Perkins, were 
obliged to leave the line to prepare for receiving the Wash- 
ington Greys, who had been unexpectedly delayed, and were 
to arrive at five o'clock, P. M. Their departure was to be 
regretted, for they enhanced to no slight extent the beauty 
of the military display. The National Guard, of New York, 
were everywhere admired. 



104 ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. 



DECORATIONS. 

The first thing which drew attention, on entering Charles^ 
town, were the extensive and handsome decorations, ar- 
ranged and put up by the Committee of the City Govern- 
ment. The City Square was the place most elaborately 
adorned. Across the several streets which led out of the 
square, flags were stretched, on one of which, in each 
case, some inscription appeared. On Main Street, nearest 
to the Charles River Bridge, was a banner, with the in- 
scription, ''June IT, 1775." Across the same street, on 
the opposite side of the square, was the name of " Pres- 
cott ; " across Chamber Street, was the name of " Stark ; " 
across Chelsea Street, " Gridleij ;" — across Warren Street, 
" Pomeroy ; " across Harvard Street, " Warren ; " across 
Bow Street, '' Knowlton ; " and across Warren Avenue, 
''Putnam.^'' The City Hall was profusely decorated; flags, 
streamers, and festoons waving from every window. Upon 
the Bunker Hill Bank building, which was handsomely fes- 
tooned, was some showy cloth lettering, on which appeared, 
in circular form, the words, '' Battle of Bunker Hill, — 
Eighty-Second Anniversary — Welcome" The Mansion 
House, Middlesex House, and the office of the Bunker Hill 
Aurora, all displayed numerous flags and streamers. 

HARVAUD STREET. 

At the entrance of Harvard Street, two large flags were sus- 
pended across, between which was the name of " Warren," 
in large letters, upon a square piece of bunting, which was 
surrounded with festoons. 

Further up the street, from the front of the Washington 
Engine House, large flags were hung across the street, be- 



ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. 105 

tween which, on a strip of pasteboard, were painted the 
words, " Oceanus and Washington, June IT, 1857 ; Brother 
Firemen of New YorJc, we ivelcome you." [The "Oceanus " 
was a fine company of firemen from New York, the guests 
of the Washington company.] 

On Bow Street, the house of Mr. George Stimpson, Jr., 
and of Mr. Benjamin G. Blanchard, were decorated in a 
very handsome and tasteful manner. Strips of fine bunt- 
ing were fastened in the centre of the eaves, fronting the 
street, and extended down on each of the swell fronts to 
the ground, and from thence were interwoven in festoons 
into the iron fence surrounding the yard. Folds of white 
bunting were placed around Mr. Stimpson's door. Imme- 
diately over the door was the name of " Warren,'^ in large 
gold letters, on black velvet groundwork. Nearly in the 
centre of the building, on the second story, was a very fine 
portrait of Washington. Beneath this was a stuffed eagle, 
holding in his beak the words " Battle of BunTcer Hill," and 
immediately underneath, " June 17," in gold letters. Still 
lower down was a picture of the battle, representing the fall 
of Warren. The word ''Liberty," in large letters, was 
placed over a small arch over the window of the first story 
on one of the fronts. On the other front was the word 
" Justice," arranged in the same manner. 

The officers of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts made 
their head-quarters at No. 30, in this street. 

ARROW STREET. 

Two large flags were suspended across this street with 
streamers and smaller flags on each side. 

The residence of Mr. Seymour, No. 6, was finely decorated 
with festoons of bunting, interwoven in the railing in front, 
and streamers extended from the roof to the ground. 

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106 ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. 



WASHINGTON STREET. 

From the junction of Arrow Street, with Washington, and 
down the latter to Union Street, flags of various nations, 
together with a variety of streamers, were suspended in five 
different places. They presented a beautiful appearance, and 
contrasted finely with the green foliage of the trees which 
arched and shaded the street. 

UNION STREET. 

Elags were hung across this street at its junction with 
Washington. Immediately beyond, on Union Street, two 
large flags were hung from the residences of Mr. Eliab P. 
Mackintire and Mrs. Hills. No. 24 was also decorated in a 
fine manner. 

MAIN STREET. 

On Main Street, the rooms of King Solomon's Lodge of 
Freemasons made a fine display. On the street-wall, sur- 
rounded by drapery, was an accurate painting of the Monu- 
ment erected to General Warren, by King Solomon's Lodge, 
with the inscription, " Erected A. L. 5794, by King Solo- 
mon's Lodge. First Monument to Warren.'' Flags were 
suspended from Washington Hall, and a banner inscribed 
" To the Memory of Washington and Warren, June, 1775." 

At the store of Whitney Brothers, No. 126 Main Street, 
were displayed the illustrated shields of the States of New 
York and Rhode Island, with the mottos, " Hope " and 
''Excelsior." 

Over the gate of Dr. Abram R. Thompson's front yard, 
a floral arch was erected, surmounted by a bronze bust 
of Daniel Webster, and the quotation, " Thanh God, I also 
am an American ! " 



ROtTE AKD DECORATIONS. 107 

A large flag was placed in front, on the second story of a 
building occupied as a millinery store, and upon it was the 
word " Welcome,^' in large letters. 

At the junction of Warren Street, with Main, the h'ouse of 
Mr. Ira Goodrich, No. 3, Dexter Row, was finely decorated 
with flags and streamers. 

No. 163, was finely decorated with flags and streamers. 

The residence of Mr. Dalton, No. 202, had a wreath of 
evergreen in front, in the centre of which was the follow- 
ing : — " The first house built after the Revolutionary War." 

No. 210, the residence of Mr. Josiah F. Guild, was 
decorated in front with festoons of bunting. Above the 
windoAvs on the first floor was the name of " Warren " in 
large gold letters, and surmounted by a shield and a picture 
representing Liberty. 

The residence of Mrs. Rugg, No. 211, was beautifully 
decorated with small flags, streamers, and festoons of bunting. 
Immediately in front was placed a large wreath of leaves, in 
the centre of which was a shield, while beneath were the 
words, " June 17, 1775, should ever he remembered." 

The residence of Mr. Judson Murdock, No. 219, was 
decorated with streamers extending from the beak of an 
eagle on the roof to the ground. In the centre of the 
building was the name of " Warren" in large letters, and 
above was a picture representing a family making ready for 
the battle. 

From No. 229^ flags extended across the street to the City 
Hotel. On one of the flags were the words, " Constitution 
and the Union." The City Hotel was also gaily decorated 
with streamers. The house occupied by the Hancock Engine 
Company, No. 1, was finely decorated. On the end fronting 
the street, wreaths of evergreens were placed, in the centre 
of which were the words, " Hancock Engine Company, No. 
1," " New York, No. 5," and between these wreaths were 



108 ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. 

the words, " We greet yo7i with a Fireman/' s ivelcome — 
Always Ready." Across the street large flags were suspended, 
on one of which were the following words : — " The 7iames 
of Hancock afid Warreji will live forever." 

The houses of Mr. J. N. Devereux, C. H. Blanchard, Esq., 
and of Engine Company No. 2, were also decorated. 

FRANKLIN STREET. 

The residence of Mr. Joseph Caldwell, on this street, was 
finely decorated with bunting, and flags and streamers were 
hung across the street. 

HIGH STREET. 

Elags were suspended across this street at various points. 
Nos. 41, 43, and 45, were gaily decorated with festoons of 
bunting. The word "Liberty " in large gold letters, was 
placed nearly in the centre of the block, and the names of 
" Prescott, Warren, and Putnam," in small gold letters, 
were displayed at various points. 

The residences of Mayor Sawyer, Alderman Lawrence, 
and others, were also gaily decorated with bunting. 

MONUMENT SQUARE. 

The building at the southwest corner of the Monument 
Grounds was decorated with bunting. In the centre, front- 
ing the street, were the names of " Hancock and Adams," 
surrounded with evergreen. 

On the east side of the grounds, the residence of Rev. 
Oliver C. Everett, No, 16, was finely decorated with bunting, 
which extended from the roof to the first story. The names 
of " Prescott and Warren" were also arranged among the 
folds of bunting, and upon the front was an arch, over which 
was the following inscription, " Out of Death comes Life." 



ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. 109 

The residence of Mr. N. F. Frothingham, was also hand- 
somely dressed with flags and bunting. 

The residence of P. J. Stone, Esq., No. 25, was very 
gaily decorated with streamers wreathed around the pillars 
fronting the Monument Grounds. 

Two large flags were suspended, one at the head of 
Concord, and the other at the head of Lexington Street, on 
one of which, in large letters extending the length of the 
flag, was the name of " Daniel Webster/' and upon the other, 
the name of " Edivard Everett." 

The residences of Mr, James Lee, Jr., Nathaniel Brown, 
G. Washington "Warren, and E,. Frothingham, Jr., on the east 
side of the grounds, were each decorated in a very tasteful 
manner. In front of the residence of Mr. Brown, was the 
following: — " Warren — a name we all delight to honor." 
From the top of the Monument itself, two American flags 
were displayed. 

At the western entrance to the Monument Grounds, im- 
mediately at the top of the stone steps, was placed a large 
arch, which was surmounted with small flags. Immediately 
in the centre of the flags was a large bronze eagle, holding in 
his beak a scroll, upon which was placed in gold letters, the 
words, " The Day ive Celebrate." Beneath this, and ex- 
tending entirely over the arch, were the words, " Welcome to 
Bunker Hill" in large gold letters, upon red velvet ground- 
work. On the sides of the arch were the names, in small 
gold letters, " White Plains, Trent07i, Pri?iceton, Brandy- 
wine, YorJctown, Concord, Lexington, BunJcer Hill, Ticon- 
deroga, Croivn Point, Flatbush." 

On the opposite entrance a similar arch was erected. It 
was surmounted by a large eagle, holding in his beak the 
motto of the United States, and underneath, in large gold 
letters, extending over the arch, the words, " Our Whole 
Country," with a large star at each end. On the sides were the 



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ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. 



names of tlie other prominent battle-fields of the Revolution : 
"Germantow7i, Stillwater, Stony Point, Saratoga, Monmouth^ 
Briar CreeJc, Camden, Coivpens, HobersJcill, Kingston Mount, 
and Eutaw Springs." 

OTHER DISPLAYS. 

Nos. 33 and 35, on Monument Avenue, were finely deco- 
rated. On Chestnut Street, the residence of Cyrus Call, No. 
13, was tastefully decorated. On Adams Street, the residence 
of Mr. Edward Dana, No, 3, was decorated with streamers. 
Flags were suspended from the Ai'mory of the City Guard, 
on Winthrop Street. 

In Winthrop Square, a large flag, lately procured by 
the Warren Engine Company, No. 4, floated in the breeze 
from a tall flag-stafl". 

THE POLICE. 

The disposition of the Police force of Charlestown, under 
Marshal Chamberlin, was most excellent ; in fact it could 
not have been better, and although there was but little call 
for its services during the day, yet it was amply sufficient for 
any emergency. The mounted police made an excellent 
appearance, besides being a serviceable body. Deputy Sheriffs 
Dearborn, Porter, and Jacobs, were of this number, and 
were detailed as Captains at the Monument Grounds, where 
they did very effective service in Sleeping open a suitable 
avenue for the procession, 

arrival of the procession. 



An eager crowd in carriages, on foot, at the windows, and 
on the house tops, awaited the arrival of the procession from 
Boston, for long and tedious hours, A slight shower of rain 
fell about one o'clock, and those who were resolute in their 



ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. Ill 

determination to see the " Seventh," and the rest of the 
military, hoped that such a thinning out would take place 
as to allow plenty of room for the procession to pass. 
But the rain stopped, and the crowd continued to grow till 
about tAvo o'clock when the waving plumes of advancing 
horsemen told of the approach of the long looked-for pro- 
cession. All along the route, — from Union Street to Frank- 
lin, up Franklin and High Streets, to Monument Square, — 
great masses of people were congregated, who cheered loudly, 
and vigorously waved their handkerchiefs. A very beau- 
tiful and impressive display was made at this point by the 
masonic part of the procession, which, as usual with all 
masonic processions, moved left in front. On reaching the 
entrance of the grounds, therefore, the whole body halted 
and opened to the right and left, when the Grand Master of 
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, preceded by the Grand 
Marshal and Aids, marched through the entire length of the 
body, followed by the other grand officers and all the masonic 
bodies, and entered the grounds and pavilion right in front. 
This movement, peculiar to the Order, was one of the most 
attractive and impressive incidents of the day. 

The entrance to the Monument Grounds was reached at 
about three o'clock, when the escort was dismissed, and the 
guests of the association took seats in the pavilion, which was 
crowded in every part, and the appearance of the assembly, 
eager with curiosity and enthusiasm, was extremely exciting. 

THE PAVILION. 

One platform was erected near the Monument for the ac- 
commodation of the Statue, the Masonic Lodges, Handel and 
Haydn Society, and the Germania Band — the latter of which 
furnished excellent music previous to the commencement of 
'the ceremonies. 



112 ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. 

The Statue was witliin an enclosure composed of Ameri- 
can flags, previous to its Inauguration, but the transparent 
nature of the drapery did not prevent a view of its outhnes. 

On the platform, occupied by the officers and guests of the 
Association, in addition to those whose names have been 
given as forming the First Division of the procession, were 
Geo. Peabody, Esq., of London ; Hon. N. P. Banks, Peter 
Cooper, Esq., of New York ; Dr. Hayes, (the Arctic Ex- 
plorer,) Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr., Hon. Anson Burlingame, 
and Major Benham, of the Army. Benjamin Smith, of 
Wayland, a Hevolutionary soldier, also occupied a seat on 
the platform. 

Joseph Warren Newcomb, Jr., and Miss Sarah A. New- 
comb, great-grand children and the only surviving descend- 
ants of Gen. Joseph Warren, were present. Miss Newcomb 
wore a bracelet woven by the wife of Gen. Warren from his 
hair. 

ISTathaniel P. Willis, Esq., the distinguished poet and author, 
was seated among the audience, near the Speakers' platform. 
Professors C. C. Eelton and Joseph Levering, and other 
Professors of Harvard University, and many other gentle- 
men distinguished for learning, literature, and science, were 
also present. 

The assemblage of ladies in the pavilion was large and 
brilliant, and added beauty, grace, and interest to the occasion. 
At four o'clock, being about the hour at which the battle 
commenced eighty-two years before on the same spot, the 
great audience had become seated and the exercises were 
opened with music and proceeded to their final conclusion, as 
already related. 



MASONIC SERVICES. 



After the Address of Hon. John T. Heard, Grand Master 
of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, as given on preceding 
pages, the services then proceeded as follows : — 

Grand Master. E.. W. Senior Grand Warden: In ac- 
cordance with the vote of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, 
passed at the communication of that body, held in Boston, 
in March last, we are assembled here to assist in the Inau- 
guration of this Statue .of Major General Joseph Warren, 
which has been sculptured by a skilful artist, under the 
patronage of a number of public spirited citizens, in honor 
of him whose devotion to his country's cause, in its struggle 
for National Independence, terminated his life. This illus- 
trious individual, at the time of his death, occupied the 
highest station in our Order, which he had, for a series of 
years, filled with distinguished ability : It is my order, 
therefore, that the Brethren and all others present, maintain 
silence, that our solemn services may be duly observed. 

Senior Grand Warden, (Bradford L. Wales.) — K.. W. 
Junior Grand Warden : As the solemn rites of Freemasoniy, 
appropriate to the Inauguration of a Statue erected to the 
memory of General Warren, — a past Grand Master, — are 
now to take place, you will enjoin upon the Brethren, and all 

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114 MASONIC SER\1CES. 

others who are present, to observe the decorum befitting 
the place and the occasion. 

Junior Grand Warden, (J. H. Shepj)ard.) — Brethren, and 
all others who are present : You will take notice that the 
M. W. Grand Master will now perform the ceremonies 
adapted to the Inauguration of a Statue. Let order and 
silence prevail. 

The following Hymn, written by Rev. Wm. R. Alger, 
was sung by the Handel and Haydn Society, (tune — Old. 
Hundred,) the audience uniting : — 

When once of old, in Israel, 

Our early brethren wrought with toil, 
Jehovah's blessing on them fell 

In showers of Corn, and Wine, and Oil. 

When there a shrine to Him, alone, 

They built, with worship sin to foil, 
On threshold and on corner stone 

They poured out Corn, and Wine, and Oil. 

When once our noble Warren, ipoved 

Athwart the battle's dread turmoil. 
And shed his martyr blood, it proved 

Our coimtry's Corn, and Wine, and Oil. 

And we have come, fraternal bands. 
With joy, and pride, and prosperous spoil, 

To honor him by votive hands, 
With streams of Corn, and Wine, and Oil. 

The Statue of our Master Grand, 

We plant upon this hallowed soil — 
Hark, to the shoutings of the land ! 

Pour on it Corn, and Wine, and Oil. 

Here where he fell, stand it for aye ; 

Nor serpent round it ever coil. 
But to the latest ages say — 

'T was placed 'midst Corn, and Wine, and Oil ! 



MASONIC SERVICES. 115 

Grand Master. — - R. W. Deputy Grand Master : What is 
the proper Jewel of your office. 

Dejmty Grand Blaster. — (Eev. William Flint.) The 
Square. 

Grand Master. — Have you applied the Square to those 
parts of the Foundation-Stone that should be square ? 

Deputy Grand Master. — I have. Most Worshipful, and 
the Craftsmen have done their duty. 

Grand Master. — R. W. Senior Grand Warden : What is 
the proper Jewel of your office ? 

Senior Grand Warden. — The Level. 

Grand Master. — Have you applied the Level to the 
Foundation-Stone. 

Senior Grand Warden. — -I have. Most Worshipful, and 
the Craftsmen have done their duty. 

Grand Master. — E. W. Junior Grand Warden : What is 
the proper Jewel of your office ? 

Junior Grand Warden. — The Plumb. 

Grand Master. — Have you applied the Plumb to the sev- 
eral edges of the Foundation-Stone ? 

Junior Grand Warden. — I have. Most Worshipful, and 
the Craftsmen have done their duty. 

Grand Master. — The Craftsmen having skilfully and 
faithfully performed their duty, I declare the Foundation- 
Stone of this Statue "well formed, true, and trusty." 

Eev. Noah M. Gaylord, one of the Grand Chaplains, then 
read the following selections from the Bible : — 

" Therefore God give thee of the dew of Heaven, and the fatness of 
the earth, and plenty of corn, and -wine." [Genesis xxvii. 28. 

" And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he 
had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the 
top of it." [Genesis xxviii. 18. 



116 MASONIC SERVICES. 



" Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon liis head, and 
anoint him." [Exodus xxix. 7. 

•' And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and 
all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof ; and 
it shall be holy." [Exodus xl. 9. 

" That I wiU give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first 
rain, and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, 
and thine oil." [Deuteronomy xi. 14. 

" Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy 
wine, or of thy oil." [Deuteronomy xii. 17. 

" Now, therefore, the wheat, and the baiiey, the oil, and the wine, which 
my Lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants." [2 Chronicles ii. 15. 

" I have found David, my servant ; with my holy oil have I anointed 
him." [Psalms Ixxxix. 20. 

«' And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face 
to shine, and bread Which strengtheneth man's heart." [Psalms civ. 15. 

" And the earth shall bear the corn, and the wine, and the oil ; and they 
shall hear Jezreel." [Hosea ii. 22. 

•' They that dwell under his shadow shall return ; they shall revive 
as the corn, and grow as the vine ; the scent thereof shall be as the wine 
of Lebanon." [Hosea xiv. 7. 

" The field is wasted, the land mourneth ; for the corn is wasted ; the new 
wine is dried up, the oil languisheth." [Joel i. 10. 

"Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send 
you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith." [Joel ii. 19. 

The Grand Master took the cup containing the Corn, and 
delivered it to the Deputy Grand Master, (Rev. William 
Flint,) who poured it upon the ground, saying : — 

" May the Supreme Architect of the Universe strengthen 
and sustain the Craftsmen to finish the work founded by their 
fathers as shall best redound to His honor, and the welfare 
of this nation." 

[The corn used was taken from a parcel of wheat, part of 
which was used at the laying of the corner-stone of the 
Bunker Hill Monument, in 1825. The Grand Master is in- 
debted for it to the kindness of Mrs. Appleton, the widow 
of Brother Benjamin B. Appleton, who was at that time a 
Deacon of the Grand Lodge.] 



MASONIC SERVICES. 117 

The cup containing the "Wine, having in like manner been 
delivered to the Senior Grand Warden, (Hon. Bradford L. 
Wales,) he poured it upon the ground, saying : — 

" May the Giver of All Things bestow His blessing upon 
all patriotic and benevolent undertakings, and plenteously 
bestow upon this people that virtue, and wisdom, which shall 
enable them to preserve and transmit to succeeding genera- 
tions the privileges they enjoy." 

The cup containing the Oil, having been delivered to the 
Junior Grand Warden, (John H. Sheppard, Esq.,) he poured 
it upon the ground, saying : — 

" May the Great Ruler of the Universe preserve the Union 
of the United States, and may it be a bond of Friendship and 
Brotherly Love that shall endure through all time." 

The Junior Grand Warden then repeated in an eloquent 
manner, an Ode written by himself, as follows : — 

Spots there are, forgotten never, 

Spots where freemen died, or won ; 
Glory shines on them forever, 

As it shone on Marathon. 

Mark yon granite column towering, 

Looming up o'er land and sea ; 
There the storm of war, first lowering, 

Burst on our Thermopylae. 

There the dreadful onset braving. 

Our Grand Master fought and fell. 
Like dying Knight vnth Red Cross waving. 

While the trumpet* sounds his knell. 

Pioneer to peace and glory, 

Nobly was his life-blood spent ; 
He needs no stone to tell his story, 

Bunker Hill — his Monument. 



118 MASONIC SERVICES. 

Hark ! responding to each other, 

Spirits on this hill-top ■wait, 
While the Statue of our Brother, 

Solemnly we consecrate. 

Corn, Wine, and Oil, were sjnnbols giveii. 

In primeval Palestine, 
When brethren sought a boon from Heaven, 

Ux^on temple, church, or shrine. 

Wine — from th' rich grape's blushing fountain^ 

Corn — which grew in field, or glen, 
Oil — from the Olive's sunny mountain. 

Were the pure oblations then. 

Shade of Waeren ! From thy dwelling 

View thy happy native land ; — 
From sea to sea, our Union swelling — 

Oh ! forever may it stand. 

The Grand Master in an impressive manner then said : —^ 

" May Corn, Wine, and Oil, which the Craftsmen employ 
as symbols of ' Health, Plenty, and Peace,' abound among 
men throughout the world ; and may this Statue long con- 
tinue to stand upon this eminence as a memorial of affection- 
ate gratitude to one who sacrificed his life for the benefit of 
mankind." 

The Benediction was then pronounced by Eev. Dr. Os- 
good, of Springfield, Grand Chaplain, as follows : — 

*^May the blessing of Almighty God, the Ruler of the 
Universe, in whom we all live, move, and have our being, 
the Being who has bestowed upon us so many individual 
blessings, and so many national blessings, who has brought 
us together on this occasion, to render honor to the memory 
of one to whom honor is due — may the blessing of that 
God be upon us, and continue to bless us, until time shall be 
no longer. For Christ's sake, amen ! " 

Response by the Brethren — " So mote it be ! " 




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HISTORY OF THE STATUE 



HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 



The Committee of Arrangements are happy in being 
able to present to their readers, in connection with these 
pages, a likeness of Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins, 
who alone has the great honor of being the originator of the 
Statue of General "Warren. On the day of the battle of 
Bunker Hill, he was in the eleventh year of his age, and 
though then a mere boy, he was old enough to be deeply 
impressed by the striking occurrences of that day, as they 
were related to him at the time, and especially by the heroic 
death of the first great martyr of the American Revolution. 
After the lapse of three-quarters of a century, and upon the 
anniversary on which the glorious event was so appro- 
priately commemorated by Hon. Edward Everett — the 
orator of that occasion also — Col. Perkins chose a fitting 
opportunity to make known to the Association his proposi- 
tion that, should the question of a Monument to the memory 
of Gen. Warren come before them, he would subscribe one 
thousand dollars in aid of the object. 

At an adjourned meeting of the Bunker Hill Monument 
Association, held July 1st, 1850, this munificent offer was 
communicated, and was, by vote of the meeting, referred to a 
Committee consisting of the President, Hon. G. "Washing- 
ton "Warren, Hon. Edward Everett, and Hon. Franklin 
Dexter, who were instructed to report thereon at the next 
meeting. 

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122 HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 

On motion of Hon. William Appleton, it was also 

Voted, That the Secretaiy be requested to communicate to Hon. Thosias 
H. Perkins, that the members of this Association will ever remember with, 
gratitude the interest he has taken in the Association, — having been one 
of its founders. They thank him for his liberal oifer, trusting that he may 
long enjoy the fruits of a well-spent life of munificence to all patriotic and 
benevolent institutions. 

This Committee had several meetings for consultation, and 
were at last brought to the conckision that the most ajjpro- 
priate Monument to General Warren would be a Statue of 
him of heroic size. They therefore reported to the Asso- 
ciation that a subscription be opened for a Statue, and that 
a memorial be addressed to Congress praying that an ap- 
propriation in aid of it be made by way of executing the 
E-esolve of the Continental Congress, passed April 8, 1777. 
As this resolve contemplated the erection of " a Monument 
to Gen. Warren, in the town of Boston," it was thought 
advisable, in order to secure the appropriation from Congress, 
to propose that the Statue be placed in Faneuil Hall, should 
the City Government of Boston consent to receive it. 

This report was unanimously accepted, and the same Com- 
mittee were clothed with full powers to act in the premises. 
A subscription was opened for the Statue ; Col. Perkins 
heartily adopted the recommendation of the Committee, and 
subscribed the generous sum he first named. Two other 
liberal subscriptions were also immediately obtained ; those of 
Hon. John Welles and Samuel Appleton, Esq. 

Hon. Amos Lawrence subscribed his name, leaving the 
sum to be determined thereafter. A memorial was also ad- 
dressed to Congress. It was presented to the Senate of 
the United States, in 1850, and referred to one of the 
Standing Committees ; but no report was made thereon. 
The matter was called up in the thirty-second and also in 



HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 123 

the thirty-third Congress, but no report or bill was made 
upon the subject. 

In the year 1854, the Committee of the Association gave 
up all hope of receiving any aid from Congress, and de- 
cided that the work should be carried on by private effort. 
The four subscribers above-named had deceased; but their 
executors were ready to pay the subscriptions should the 
work go on. The sum left blank by Amos Lawrence was 
carried out by his sons, Amos A. and William R. Law- 
rence ; and a like sum was subscribed by his brother, Hon. 
Abbott Lawrence. A sufficient amount was thus sub- 
scribed to authorize the commencement of the work, and 
satisfactory assurances were then given to the Committee 
that the deficiency would be made up by the time of its 
completion. The Committee therefore determined to give 
the order to some American sculptor for the execution of 
the Statue.* 

Col. Perkins had, in one of his letters to the Committee, 
recommended to their consideration Mr. Henry Dexter, 
of Cambridgeport, as a Sculptor fully competent to under- 
take the work. This letter referred to certain works exe- 
cuted by him as being evidences of great merit, and as 
proof that he could execute the order for the Statue — - 
should it be given to him — to the satisfaction of the As- 
sociation and of the community. Col. Perkins had deceased 
in the early part of this year — (January 11th, 1854;) 
and the Committee thought that his recommendation should 
be respectfully considered. Upon examination and inquiry, 
they were satisfied that the recommendation should be 
adopted. They unanimously voted to give the order to 

* Col. Perkins in one of his letters observes, " I should prefer that such 
an emblem of the Patriotism of the General should be by an American 
Artist, and made upon American ground ; the expense of importing a block 
would probably be less than that of the Statue when finished." * * * * 



124 HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 

Mr. Dexter, who required two years in which to fulfil 
it, after a design to be by him prepared should be sub- 
mitted to and approved by them. 

At the annual meeting of the Association, in 1855, Hon. 
Mr. Everett, on behalf of the Committee, reported that 
they had made an agreement with Mr. Dexter ; and that 
he had then completed his design of the Statue, which the 
Committee had approved. He also reported that Hon. 
Franklin Dexter desired to withdraw from the Commit- 
tee, " in consequence of his pressing engagements, and his 
absence from the city and its neighborhood.*' He was con- 
sequently excused, and Dr. William R. Lawrence was 
placed on the Committee in his stead. 

The Committee took occasion to make several visits to 
the studio of the Sculptor, in Cambridgeport, while he was 
modelling from his design. At the annual meeting, in 1856, 
they reported the work to be in a satisfactory state of 
progress ; and they were then instructed to use their exer- 
tions to have the Statue ready for delivery, so that it might 
be inaugurated on the ensuing anniversary, June 17, 1857. 
The Committee did everything in their power to carry out 
the proposed arrangement, while Mr. Dexter, on his part, 
made the most sedulous and unremitting exertions to ac- 
complish his task in season. 

As the Directors were disappointed in their expectation 
of receiving an appropriation from the National Congress, 
in discharge of the honorary obligation imposed upon them 
by the resolve of the Continental Congress, before referred 
to, it was no longer deemed expedient to request the City 
Government of Boston to accept the Statue, and to provide 
for its reception in Faneuil Hall. On the contrary, as the 
work had been commenced and carried on under the auspices 
of the Association, there was no reason why it should not 
be kept under then- caie, and be placed on theii" own 



HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 125 

grounds. The Committee were desirous that Bunker Hill 
should be the place of destination for the Statue ; and the 
Sculptor concurred in the opinion, alleging, among other 
reasons, that Fanueil Hall was not suitably adapted for the 
exposition of Statuary. Accordingly, at a meeting of the 
Directors, held March 6, 1857, on motion of Hon. Mr. 
Everett, it was unanimously decided that a temporary 
building be immediately erected by the Committee, near the 
Monument, for the reception of the Statue, until the means 
could be obtained for the erection of a Granite Lodge, in 
which should be a room, properly arranged as a fit and per- 
manent depository of this Statue, and " of such other appro- 
priate works of art as the Directors may hereafter determine 
to place therein." 

As soon as it was decided that the Statue should be placed 
on Bunker Hill, and there inaugurated upon the ensuing 
anniversary, the Committee applied themselves to obtaining 
additional subscriptions to provide for its payment. To their 
appeal a hearty response was given by this community. The 
amount necessary to defray the cost of the Statue was readily 
obtained. 

After this had been done, the heirs of Dr. John C. 
"Warren, desirous of testifying their respect to the memory 
of the illustrious hero, to whom they were so nearly related, 
signified to the Committee their willingness to contribute a 
suitable pedestal for the Statue. Their offer was cordially 
accepted. The splendid pedestal which now supports the 
Statue, — made of a block of Verd Antique, provided by the 
Eoxbury Verd Antique Marble Company, from Eoxbury, 
Vermont, and prepared and finished by A. Wentworth & 
Company, of Boston, from a design given by Mr. Dex- 
ter, — is the result of this liberal contribution. It rests 
upon a solid foundation of granite, laid deep in the ground, 
and cemented firmly together. There may it forever rest. 



126 HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 

supporting this noble -work of art, itself a beautiful speci- 
men of American production, both, in material and work- 
manship, and a permanent memorial of the patriotism of the 
generous donors. 

In providing a temporary building for the Statue, and also 
for an office to the Monument, the Committee were fortunate 
to secure the gratuitous and valuable services of George A. 
Parker, Esq., Consulting Railroad Engineer and Architect, 
who planned it and superintended its erection. It is a 
monumental building, twenty-eight and a half feet square, 
and twenty feet high to the top of the pediment. Con- 
sidering the difficulty of the task — the planning of an ap- 
propriate building to be placed near the Obelisk, and adapted 
to the different purposes desu'ed — and considering, also, 
the present limited means of the Association, the design may 
be deemed very successful, and will be of great assistance 
in the designing of a permanent structure which is des- 
tined at some future time to take its j)lace. The unwonted 
exertions of the various mechanics employed in erecting this 
building, and doing the other work connected with it, in 
season for the celebration, have been duly acknowledged. 

On the day of the celebration, the Statue was placed upon 
a platform within the Pavilion. During the evening, ar- 
rangements having been previously made, it was illuminated 
by gas-light, and was visited by several thousands. The 
effect of it upon the beholders was peculiarly grand. In the 
glare of the brilliant and waving flames of light, the 
features of the hero seemed to beam with deep and living 
expression, and his whole figure to be endowed with intelli- 
gence and power. 

On the day after the celebration, the Statue was temporarily 
encased in a wooden box, and then removed and securely 
placed upon its pedestal. This has been so arranged that 
the permanent edifice, to be hereafter erected, may be built 



HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 127 

around and may enclose tlie present building, which can then 
be taken away. There is reason, therefore, to hope that, 
inasmuch as the Statue of Gen. Warren has been inaugu- 
rated on Bunker Hill with such imposing ceremonies, in the 
view of so vast an assemblage, and to the joy of the whole 
nation, its foundation may never be moved. 

From the different notices of the Statue which appeared in 
the journals of the day, the following extract from an article 
published in one of the local papers * of the date of June 
6, 1857, is here inserted : — 

" One of the most interesting of recent events in the 
world of art — if we may be permitted to judge — is the 
completion of the Statue of General Warren, by our fellow 
citizen, Henry Dexter. When erected upon its pedestal, on 
the consecrated spot to which its merits are to add a new 
attraction, it will tell to the crowds, daily visiting that place, 
henceforth that Art as well as Heroism is native to the soil. 
While, on the one hand, the visitor to Bunker Hill checks 
his steps to read with reverence upon a tablet at his feet, 
" Here Warren fell," — an American hero, — on the other, 
the form of the illustrious martyr of liberty will present 
itself to his admiring eye, raised by American art. In this 
we may be excused if we feel some local pride. The Statue 
of Warren, which, in the judgment of those who have seen 
it, has been so successfully completed, was wrought in our 
own city, by one of our neighbors, in his studio at home. 
No journey to Italy and residence among the monuments of 
Grecian art was deemed necessary to the achievement of the 
work. The sculptor had a modern hero to delineate, and 
drew his inspiration from the times in which he lived, and 
the character which in his deathless words and deeds he left 
to posterity. 

" The Statue is seven feet high, of the best Italian marble, 
and weighed in the block about seven tons. It is draped in 

* Cambridge Chronicle. 



128 HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 



the costume of the revolutionary period, — the model of the 
artist, as we have understood, being a veritable citizen's suit 
of Governor Hancock, which has come down to our gene- 
ration. The attitude of the figure is highly dignified and 
imposing. The right hand rests upon a sword, the left being 
raised as in the act of giving emphasis to his utterance. The 
chest is thrown out, the head, which is uncovered, is eleva- 
ted, and, upon the broad brow, and the firm, manly features 
of the face, thought and soul are unmistakably stamped. As 
we gaze on this noble figure, we imagine that we see the 
original at the moment when the imminent peril of his coun- 
try engrossed his thought, and the great idea of the time 
thrilled his soul with its inspiration. There is a spirit in the 
marble ; and the old days come vividly up as you stand in 
the grand ideal presence. You seem to see the gleam of the 
British bayonets ; you hear the footsteps and the loud words 
of the hurrying and excited crowds in the streets. Thus we 
believe the scenes of those days will be brought up to 
thousands of minds when it shall be visited in its place 
upon the grounds with which the hero's name is forever 
associated." 

The names of the Subscribers to the Statue are here ap- 
pended. Let it be hoped that this successful effort will be 
followed by others of a like character, as suggested in the 
preceding addresses ; — and that, in the language of the Com- 
mittee in their first report, made in 1850, " the artistic talent 
of the country may be employed in the worthy and appro- 
priate office of transmitting the memory of its great men and 
its meritorious deeds to after times." 



SUBSCRIBERS TO THE STATUE. 



ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 

* Thomas H. Perkins, 

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. 

* John Welles, 

* Samuel Appleton, 

TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS. 

* Amos Lawrence, 

* Abbott Lawrence, 

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. 

G. Washington Warren, 

Peter Hubbell, 

James Lee, Jr., 

James Hunnewell & Son, 

J. Wiley Edmands, 

Jacob Foss, 

William Carleton, 

Luther V. Bell, 

James Dana, 

James W. Paige & Co., 

John W. Trull, 

Josiah Bradlee & Co., 

Charles H. Mills & Co., 

Lawrence, Stone, & Co., 

Read, Chadwick, & Dexter, 

James M. Beebe & Co., 

Nathan Appleton, 



Boston. 



Boston. 
Boston. 



Boston. 
Boston. 



Gharlestown. 
Charlestown. 
Charlestown. 

Cliarlestoion. 
Newton. 
Gharlestown. 
Gharlestown. 
Gharlestown. 
Gharlestoion. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston. 



17 



* Deceased. 



130 



SUBSCRIBERS TO THE STATUE. 



FIFTY DOLLARS. 



Stephen Fairbanks, 


Boston, 


Johnson, Sewall, & Co., 


Boston. 


P. J. Stone, 


Charlestown. 


William H. Prescott, 


Boston. 


F. Skinner & Co., 


Boston. 


TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. 




Robert C. Winthrop, 


Boston. 


William R. Lawrence, 


Boston. 


Isaac Kendall, 


Charlestown. 


Walter Hastings, 


Charlestown. 


Henry A. Pierce, 


Boston. 


Artemas Tirrell, 


Charlestown. 


Lynde A. Huntington, 


Charlestoion, 


Andrew T. Hall, 


Boston. 


Edward Lawrence, 


Charlestown. 


James Adams, 


Charlestown. 


Timothy T. Sawyer, 


Charlestown. 


Richard Frothingham, Jr., 


Charlestoion, 


George B. Neal, 


Charlestown. 


Josiah F. Guild, 


Charlestown. 


John Hurd, 


Charlestoion. 


George Howe, 


Roxbury, 


Edward Everett, 


Boston. 


Nathan Matthews, 


Boston. 


Thomas B. Curtis, 


Boston. 


Sampson & Tappan, 


Boston, 


Isaac Livermore, 


Cambridge. 


Samuel Hooper, 


Boston. 


Albert Fearing, 


Boston, 


Edward S. Rand, 


Boston. 


Benjamin Loring, 


Boston, 


George W. Lyman, 


Boston, 


George 0. Hovey, 


Boston. 


F. W. Lincoln, Jr., 


Boston. 


John P. Rice, 


Boston. 


Wm. W. Wbeildon, 


Chdrlestown. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



The Committee at an early day extended their invi- 
tations to be present on this interesting occasion, to the 
President and Vice President of the United States, 
members of the Cabinet, Ex-Presidents and others con- 
nected with the present and past administrations ; to 
Senators in Congress and Governors of all the States ; 
to distinguished officers of the Army and Navy ; to the 
Governor and Lieut. Governor and Council of the 
Commonwealth, and other officers of the Executive 
Government ; to the members of Congress from Mas- 
sachusetts, and to past members in the districts of 
Middlesex and Suffolk; to the Judiciary of the Com- 
monwealth; to the Faculty of Harvard College and 
Presidents and Professors of other seats of learning ; 
to various associations and other bodies ; to the several 
city governments of the State, and to various distin- 
guished persons in literary, political and civil life. 
Many of those to whom these invitations were ad- 



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dressed, responded to them by their presence on the 
occasion; from many others letters were received, 
some of which follow in these pages, and from others 
no response whatever has yet reached the Committee. 
No doubt some of their invitations were misdirected 
or miscarried, and failed to reach the parties for whom 
they were intended ; and with respect to others, their 
replies may have met with a similar fate. 

It would have been extremely gratifying to the Com- 
mittee if they could have obtained the attendance of 
the Chief Magistrate of the country and of distinguished 
and patriotic citizens from every State in the Union, 
in order more emphatically to make the occasion one 
of national interest and feelings and thereby re-kindle 
the ardor and warm into living acts the gratitude 
we owe to our daring and patriotic ancestors, for 
the liberty and glory we now enjoy as a nation. The 
next thing to the presence of such representatives was 
the expression of their interest in the occasion, and this 
many of them have given to us in the letters which 
follow. 



OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 135 



Letter to the President of the United States. 

Gharlestown, April 2d, 1857. 

Sir: 

Desirous of commemorating the noble deeds of our Fathers, 
and of contributing to the patriotic feeling of the country, and thereby 
promoting national harmony and union, — the Bunker Hill Monument 
Association will inaugurate on the 17th of June nest — the 82d Anni- 
versary of the Battle of Bunker Hill— a Statue of Gen. Joseph 
"Warren, near the spot where he fell, the first great martyr in the 
cause of American Independence. Addresses will be delivered on 
the occasion by Hon, Edward Everett and other distinguished citi- 
zens, and arrangements are to be made for a celebration of more than 
ordinary interest. 

In compliance with the wishes of the Association and the general 
desire of our citizens, the undersigned, a Committee for that purpose, 
most respectfully invite you to honor the occasion with your presence. 

The Battle of Bunker Hill, the great early contest of the Revolu- 
tion, and the conflagration of Charlestown, the great early sacrifice 
in the cause of our country's rights, have rendered the scene of these 
events memorable, and this spot so celebrated in the history of our 
country, has been visited by nearly all your predecessors, and is 
regarded, we feel assured, with equal interest by yourself. And cer- 
tainly no opportunity for an official visit of the President to Bunker 



136 OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 

Hill could be more appropriate or timely than the one now proposed. 

We need not add how gratifying it would be to us personally, as 

well as to the Association we have the honor to represent, and the 

people of this Commonwealth, if you should be pleased to accept 

this invitation. 

We are, sir, respectfully, 

Your obedient servants, 

G. WASHINGTON WAEREN, 

WM. W. WHEILDON, 

TIMO. T. SAWYER, 

FREDERIC W. LINCOLN, Jr. 
James Buchanan, 

President of the United States, 



-*- 



The President's Eeply. 

Washington, May 13, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have had the honor to receive your kind invitation, on 
behalf of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, to be present 
on their approaching anniversary at the Inauguration of "a Statue 
of General Joseph Warren near the spot where he fell." 1 regret 
that public duties of grave and pressing importance will prevent 
me from enjoying this privilege. 

The erection of a Statue to General Warren is a tribute of 
gratitude eminently due to the memory of the first great martyr 
in the cause of American Independence. At the present moment 



OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 137 

it cannot fail to have a happy effect in recalling the memory of 
the present generation from topics of dangerous political excite- 
ment to the heroic age of the Kepublic, — " to the times which 
tried men's souls." General Warren no more belongs to Massa- 
chusetts than the Father of his Country belongs to Virginia. — 
The name and the fame of the heroes and the statesmen of the 
Revolution belong to the United States of America as a common 
property, — as a glorious bond of Union between the several 
States. May the day never arrive when this bond shall be 
severed, and when the people, with sacreligious hands, shall tear 
down the temple erected and dedicated by their great forefathers 
to the Constitution, to the Union, and to civil and religious 
liberty ! 

Repeating my regrets that I cannot be with you on this inter- 
esting occasion, I remain, 

Yours very truly, 

JAMES BUCHANAN. 

Messrs. Gr. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr., 



The Chairrnan of the Committee received a private 
letter from the Vice President, Mr. Breckinridge, in 
reply to their invitation, and were referred to his letter 
to the State Committee, which has since been placed 
in their hands, and will be found in the correspondence 
with that Committee. 



138 OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 



Invitation to the Legislature. 



[A letter similar to the following was at the same 
time addressed to the House of Representatives, both 
branches being then in session.] 

To the Honorable the Senate 

of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : 

The Bunker-Hill Monument Association propose on the 17th of 
June, to Inaugurate with public ceremonies a marble Statue of Gen- 
eral Joseph Warren, the first distinguished martyr in the cause which 
he so early and so ardently espoused. 

Gen. "Warren, at the time of his death and for some time previ- 
ously, held the important position under the first Provincial Con- 
gress, of Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety, — a purely 
patriotic body exercising both civil and military authority in the 
Colony, — and was elected Major General only three days before the 
battle of Bunker Hill. 

It has been thought fitting that his patriotic and important servi- 
ces in our country's trials, — when the rights of man were in danger by 
the design to subject our fathers to unjust legislation and tyrannical 
rule, — should be commemorated and his fame made enduring by an 
imperishable Statue of his person, to be erected near the spot where 
he fell. 

In this grateful and patriotic service, — alike honorable to its pro- 
jectors and worthy of the noble spirit of the man, — the undersigned, 



OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 139 

a Committee of the Association, respectfully invite the members of 
your Honorable body to participate. 

The ceremonies will take place in the presence of the Association 
and its distinguished guests, under a pavilion on the Monument 
Grounds in Charlestown. 

We are respectfully, 

Your obedient servants, 

G. WASHINGTON WARREN, 
WM. W. WHEILDON, 
TIMOTHY T. SAWYER, 
FREDERIC W. LINCOLN, Jr. 
Charlestown, May 20, 1857. 



Circular of Invitation.* 

[This Circular was addressed by the Committee to 
the Officers of the General and State Governments, to 
Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, 
to Ex-Presidents and other past Officers of the United 
States, Officers of the Army and Navy, and to various 
distinguished political, literary and scientific gentlemen 
in different parts of the country.] 

Charlestown, Mass., April 7th, 1857. 
Sir: 

The Bunker-Hill Monument Association propose to celebrate 
the 82d Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker-Hill, on the 17th of 
June next, by the Inauguration of a Statue of General Warren, 



140 OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 

which will then be placed upon the Battle Grround ; by Addresses 
from Hon. Edward Everett and other distinguished Grentlemen, and 
by other appropriate ceremonies. 

The Committee of Arrangements have deemed that this will be a 
celebration of no ordinary interest and importance, and they there- 
fore respectfully request that you will be pleased to honor them with 
your attendance on the occasion. 

On behalf of the Committee of Arrangements. 

G. WASHINGTON WAKREN, 
WM. W. WHEILDON, 
TIMO. T. SAWYER, 
FREDERIC W. LINCOLN, Je. 



Fivni ttn; Secretary of the Treasury. 

Washington City, June 1st, 

Gentlemen : 

1 have received your invitation to attend the c^ebration of 

the 82nd Anniversary of the Rattle of Bunker Hill, at which 

time it is proposed to place a Statue of Gen. Warren upon the 

Battle Ground. 

I concur most heartily with the Committee of Arrangements in 

regarding the occasion as one of no ordinary interest, and regret 

that my ofl&cial duties compel me to decline their invitation to be 
present. 

I trust the scene will draw citizens from every State and Terri- 
tory, of every religious creed and political faith, and that they 
may be enabled to gather a new inspiration from the memories 
which the time and place are so well calculated to revive. When 



OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 141 

our Fathers stood upon that spot eighty-two years ago, they were 
animated with a patriotism which knew no latitude, and pandered to 
no prejudice. It was worthy of the men and the age, and it is not 
strange that with each successive year we should feel an increasing 
veneration for the memory of the great and good men, who have 
rendered not only Bunker Hill, but all the scenes of Revolutionary 
times, objects of reverential regard. The purpose of your celebra- 
tion affords to our countrymen, in every clime, whether present or 
absent, at home or abroad, the opportunity of discharging two im- 
portant obligations— the one to the illustrious dead in honoring their 
memory — the other to the restless, active living, in exciting in their 
hearts the same broad national patriotism which has stamped the 
virtues of our Revolutionary Fathers with immortality. 

In the mutations to which places, individuals, and nations, have 
been subjected in man's history, no locality, except one, is so distin- 
guished for the influences which have resulted not only to our own 
land, but the general interests of mankind, as the spot " where the 
first great battle of the American Revolution was fought," The 
ground upon which you stand is almost holy, and the associations 
which Bunker Hill inspire have already exerted, and will continue 
to exert, a power upon the destiny of our race which will be felt 
through all coming time. 

The duty which you have on this occasion singled out as due to 
" Him — the first great martyr in this great cause ! to him — the pre- 
mature victim of his own self-devoting spirit !" will be but half per- 
formed, if you suffer the opportunity to pass without re-kindling in 
your own bosoms those sentiments of devotion to every section, 
which animated him while living, and no doubt cheered him in the 
beamless gloom of death. 

The day, the association, and the tribute you are offering to an 
elevated patriotisms unparalleled in history, combine to make this a 



142 OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 

fit and proper time to renew the vows which our ancestors pledged, 
and though comparatively few may have the happy privilege of wit- 
nessing the ceremonies which will add new lustre to the day, I trust 
that a nation's heart will throb and beat through you, and its recol- 
lections will inspire in every patriot a new zeal to "form a more per- 
fect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for 
the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the 
blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity forever." 
I am, very respectfully, yours. 



HOWELL COBB, 



Messrs. G. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. 



From the Secretary of the Navy. 

Navy Department, May 22d, 1857. 
Dear Sir: 

I have received through yourself, the polite invitation of 
the Committee of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, to be 
present at the 82d anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, on the 
17th of Jane nest, when the inauguration of a Statue of Gen, War- 
ren will take place. The occasion is one of the highest interest, and 
I should participate in the ceremonies in honor of the memory of 
Gen. Warren with much satisfaction, did not official engagements 
forbid my absence at the time designated. 

Be pleased to express to the Committee my regrets, that I am 
unable to accept their invitation, and to believe me to be, 
Your obedient servant, 

I. TOUCEY. 
Hon. G. Washington Warren. 



OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 143 



From the Secretary of the Interior. 

Washington, D. C, May 14, 1^57. 
Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your commu- 
nication of the 17th ultimo, transmitting the invitation of the Bunker 
Hill Monument Association to be present at an extraordinary cele- 
bration of the eighty-second anniversary of the Battle of Bunker 
Hill, by the inauguration of a Statue of General Warren. 

The fame of Warren is peculiarly dear to the American people ; 
with our admiration for his genius, patriotism and self-devotion, there 
mingles a sentiment of personal aflfection and regret at the remem- 
brance of his private virtues and untimely doom. 

No nobler record of the orator, the patriot, the hero, the martyr 
of freedom, could gi-ace the pedestal on which his image shall stand, 
than his own immortal words : "Our liberty, it must be preserved — 
it is far dearer than life." 

To take part in the grateful tribute you design to his memory 
would be an eminent gratification to me, did not the engrossing 
nature of my official duties deny me the privilege. 
With respect, I am, gentlemen. 

Your most obedient servant, 

J. THOMPSON. 

Messrs. G. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. 



144 OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 

From the Attorney General, Hon. J. S. Black. 

Washington, April 13, 1857. 
Sir: 

A press of public duties prevents the Attorney General from 

acknowledging with his own hand your kind invitation to participate 

in the celebration on Bunker Hill on the 17th of June nest. 

It is not probable that his duties will suffer him to be present with 

you on that glad occasion. But he has directed me to thank you 

and through you the Committee, for the honor you have done him 

in bidding him come in person to a gathering where all America will 

be present in spirit. 

I am, sir, with high respect, yours, 

JAMES F. SHUNK. 
Hon. Gr. Washington Warren. 



RMY, ) 

57. i 



From Lieut. General Scott. 

Headquarters op the Army 
New York, April 27, 1857 
Gentlemen : 

I accept, with great pleasure, the invitation you have 
done me the honor to send me, to witness the inauguration of a 
Statue of General Warren, at Bunker Hill, on the approaching anni- 
versary of the battle that inaugurated our glorious Revolution. 
With high respect, Gentlemen, 

I remain your obedient servant, 

WINFIELD SCOTT. 
G. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr., Esquires. 

Note. In a subsequent note, as is already well known, Gen. Soott felt obliged to cancel 
his acceptance and was not present. 



OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 145 

From Major General Wool. 

Troy, New York, May 25th, 1857. 

GrENTLEMEN : 

I had the honor to receive your invitation to participate in 
celebrating the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, the 17th 
June nest, by the inauguration of the Statue of General Warren. 

I regret to say that my official duties will not allow me the grati- 
fication of being with you on so interesting and ever memorable day, 
the 17th June, to do honor to the memory of one who sacrificed him- 
self for his country and his country's good. 
I have the honor to be, 

Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

JOHN E. WOOL. 

Messrs. Gr. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. 

From Lieut. Colonel Lay. 

Headquarters of the Army, ) 
New York, June 11, 1857. \ 
Gentlemen : 

In the name of the officers of the staff of Lieut. General 

Scott — myself being the only one present — I have to acknowledge 

the invitation for the 17th of June, with which the Bunker Hill 

Monument Association, through you, has honored us. 

The other officers thus honored will, I am sure, feel the same 
regret as myself, at being unable to accept it. 

Lieut. Col. Scott has gone to Europe, Major McDowell is en raiite 



146 CORRESPONDENCE. 

from Texas for this city, and Lieut. Colonel Thomas is absent as a 
member of Court Martial, at Old Point Comfort. Under these cir-^ 
cumstances, public duties will not permit me to leave the office here. 
I need not add that, by us, though absent, as by every American 
soldier, will be paid the same tribute of reverential sympathy in that 
occasion which will be felt throughout our land. 

May I not add the expression of a hope, which will be felt by 
many, that in reviving the associations of a common glory, this 
touching celebration may tend to re-knit the bonds of a common 
cause. 

I have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

GEORGE W. LAY. 
Lieut. Colonel, Acting Ass't. Adj't. General. 
Messrs. G. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. 



MAINE— Letter ft-om Gov. Williams. 

Augusta, Me., June 10, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

Your note of the 12th May ultimo, containing an invi- 
tation, by which I presume you intended to honor the State in the 
person of the Executive, has been received. 

Happening, somewhat out of the usual course of affiiirs, to occupy 
the Executive chair of the State, it devolves upon me to acknowledge 
the honor of the invitation, although it is not in my power to em- 
brace the opportunity it offers me to participate in the attractive 



CORRESPONDENCE. ' 147 

ceremonies to which you refer. I am interested, nevertheless, in 
every measure calculated to perpetuate the historic renown of the 
martyrs to liberty, and especially of him who so early in the memo- 
rable struggle became a victim at the shrine of patriotism. 

Trusting that your brightest anticipations of success in celebrating 
the approaching anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill may be 
fulfilled, and that a stirring impulse may be given by the varied 
influences of the day in the direction of that all-comprehensive liberty 
which was the inspiration of the revolutionary era, and faithfully 
cherished by the Fathers as the consummation of their hopes, 
I remain, very truly, your obedient servant, 

JOSEPH H. WILLIAMS. 
G. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr., Esquires. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE— Letter from Gov. Haile. 

Council Chamber, Concord, June 13, 1857. 
Dear Sir : 

1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your com- 
munication of the 6th instant, inviting me to be^jresent with my 
staff, at the celebration of the Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker 
Hill, on the 17th of June, for which you will please accept my sin- 
cere thanks. 

It would give me great pleasure to be in attendance on that occa- 
sion, and I have delayed replying to your letter until this moment, 
for I had hoped that I should be able to accept your invitation 



14S CORRESPONDENCE. 

and be present. But the Legislature now in session has voted to 
adjourn at an early day, and the many public duties devolving upon 
me in my official capacity renders it impossible for me to be absent 
for any length of time. 

Rest assured, however, that you have my best wishes for the suc- 
cess of the contemplated patriotic celebration and inauguration of a 
Statue of General Warren, for I believe that it was owing in a great 
measure to the indomitable spirit of those heroes who fought at Bun- 
ker Hill, and who were guided and animated by such men as the 
noble-hearted Warren, that first implanted in the hearts of the men 
of this country the desire to assert our absolute independence from 
the mother country. 

Bespectfully, your obedient servant, 

WILLIAM HAILE. 

Messrs. G. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr., 



Letter from iSx-President rranklin rierce. 



Hillsborough, N. H,, June 15, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

Engagements which cannot well be deferred, forbid my 
acceptance of your invitation to be present at the inauguration 
of the Statue of General Warren, on the 17th inst. 

It gratifies me to know that the eighty -second anniversary of the 
Battle of Bunker Hill is to be signalized by ceremonies so appropri- 



CORRESPONDENCE, 149 

ate and interesting ; and you will have my sympathies on the occa- 
sion, and my best wishes for all that can make the day pleasant and 
memorable. 

The regret which I feel in not being able to participate with you, 
is enhanced by recollections which are revived with peculiar fresh- 
ness in this locality, when, during the earlier years of my life, I 
enjoyed, to so large an extent, intercourse with officers and soldiers 
of the Kevolution, who settled in this region after the close of the war. 
It occurs to me, as a glorious reminiscence, that forty-nine years 
after General Warren fell, it was my privilege to be present when 
fourteen of the survivors of the battle, the anniversary of which you 
are to commemorate — all at that time residents of this town — were 
assembled under the hospitable roof of one of their number. 

They have passed away with the generation of the revolutionary 
epoch. There is no survivor now. 

Rejecting all sentiments and opinions calculated to lower our esti- 
mate of what the valor and wisdom of the fathers of the Republic 
achieved, let us manifest our reverence for their memory, not only 
by the erection of suitable monuments, but by taking the more 
earnest heed to their example and precepts- 
Accept, gentlemen, my thanks for your kind consideration, and 
believe me, very truly. 

Your friend and servant, 

FRANKLIN PIERCE. 

Messrs. Gr. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. 



150 CORRESPONDENCE. 

MASSACHUSETTS— Letter from Chief Justice Shaw. 
GrENTLEMEN : 

I am much obliged by the kind invitation of the Bun- 
ker Hill Monument Association, to attend the interesting services at 
Charlestowii on the 17th of June, instant, and very much regret that 
it will not be in my power to accept this gratifying invitation, and 
that of the citizens of Charlestown, to attend the levee at the City 
Hall, on the same occasion. 

With an earnest hope that the celebration will be an agreeable 
and successful one, 

I am, gentlemen, with the highest respect. 
Your obedient servant, 

LEMUEL SHAW. 

To the Committee, &c. 

Letter from Judge Sprague. 

Boston, May 28, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

It would afford me very high gratification to unite with 
you in the celebration of the 17th of June, and it is with great re- 
gret that I feel compelled to say that the state of my health is such 
that it is not ia my power to accept the the invitation which you 
have done me the honor to extend to me. 

With great respect, your obedient servant, 

P. SPRAGUE. 
To Messrs. G. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 151 

Letter from Judge Sanger. 

Boston, June 8, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to be in the receipt of your invitation 

in behalf of the Committee of Arrangements of the Bunker Hill 

Monument Association, to be present at the inauguration of the 

Statue of General Warren, on the 17th inst. It will give me great 

pleasure to be in attendance on that occasion, if I can get relieved 

from official engagements which I have next week in Worcester 

County. 

I am, very truly, your obedient servant, 

GEO. P. SANGER. 

To the Committee, &c. 

Letter from Hon. Caleb Gushing. 

Newburyport, 16th June, 1857. 
My Dear Sir: 

I cannot express to you how much regret I feel on ac- 
count of not being able to attend the celebration to-morrow. The 
interest of the occasion, the brilliancy of the spectacle, and the 
opportunity of meeting at once so many gentlemen whom it would 
give me pleasure to see,' — had caused me to look forward to it with 
much pleasurable anticipation. But a severe contusion in the leg 
by the kick of a horse constrains me to shun all exertion. 

I beg you to accept my grateful acknowledgments for your 
attention in this matter, and I am 

A^'ery truly yours, 

C. GUSHING. 
Hon. G. Washington Warren. 



152 CORRESPONDENCE. 

Letter frpm Hon. Rufus Choate. 

BosTOi^, June 16, 1857. 
Gentlemen: 

I had expested until quite recently tliat I should be able to 
witness, if not to take part in, the ceremonies to which you have been 
so kind as to invite me, and had communicated this expectation to a 
gentleman of the Committee. I now discover that this will be im- 
possible, and am compelled therefore to thank you more formally 
for your courtesy, and to express my regret at my own disappoint- 
ment. 

The service you are to perform is one which no American would 
willingly fail to witness. A conspicuous day of our history is to be 
observed ; a noble life and a splendid death to be rehearsed ; and 
the eloquent memories which make that hill grand and sacred, the 
Monument and Statue and the voices of genius and patriotism will 
concur to move those feelings and revive those public virtues by 
which nations are created and preserved and borne onward and up- 
ward in their courses — -sentiments and lessons eminently seasonable 
here and now. 

Yet whoever speaks there, and however worthily, the "true orator 
of the day" will be that beaming face, and heroic form and attitude 
in which the fortunate and gifted artist has called to life the beauty, 
fire and patriotism of Warren himself under the whole inspiration of 
the hour. 

I hope that every State will be represented there, and that the 
influence of the ceremony will be diffused as widely as the good and 
the glory of the great transaction which it commemorates. 
I am, gentlemen. 

Your obedient servant, 

RUFUS CHOATE. 

To the Committee, &c. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 153 

Letter from Hon. Josiah Quincy. 

QuiNCY, July 22d, 1857. 
Dear Sir : 

Your invitation to the celebration of the 17th ult. was 
not received until the day preceding, and circumstances prevented 
my accepting it. Many considerations would have rendered my 
presence at the ceremony to me peculiarly interesting, in addition 
to the gratification of witnessing so just and appropriate a tribute 
paid to the memory of this earliest martyr to the liberties of our 
country. It was fitting that the inhabitants of Charlestown should 
be instrumental in raising a Statue to one, who fell among the 
charred ruins and flaming dwellings of their ancestors. I remember 
Charlestown, not many years after its conflagration, when its walls 
were black, crumbling, falling, — its chimneys standing in groups 
amid the ashes of its perishing mansions. The contrast is great be- 
tween what I remember and what I now witness ; — between a town 
dilapidated and prostrate, and a city rising like a phcenix, rejoicing 
in wealth, strength, and in every evidence of a present and long- 
continued prosperity. 

Personal feelings would have given me a vivid and peculiar inter- 
est in the occasion. Joseph Warren was the intimate friend of my 
father, his family physician, inseparably united to each other by 
common feelino;s of indi«;nation at the wrongs done and the suffier- 
ings inflicted on their country. Their correspondence, in views and 
principles, is shown in a memoir of my father, published by me, in 
1825. A letter from Warren is there inserted, of which a/ac simile 
is given, which, being then supposed to be his only existing auto- 
graph, occasioned the whole volume to be placed, by the late J. C. 
Warren, in the corner stone of the Bunker Hill Monument. 



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These friends and correspondents were associated, in life and in 
death, by like feelings and spirit. In 1774, my father, then in full 
professional business and high standing at the bar, left his prospects 
and his family, at the earnest solicitation of Joseph Warren, Samuel 
Adams, and others of kindred patriotic zeal, and embarked for Lon- 
don for the purpose of confidentially communicating their wishes and 
views to the friends of America in England. His mission was care- 
fully concealed from the public, lest the enemies of the American 
cause should devise means to counteract his influence. After fulfill- 
ing its object with an intensity of interest and assiduity to which his 
health became a victim, against the express will of his physician, at 
the request of Dr. Franklin and other friends of the colonies, he 
embarked for Eoston, bearing with him confidential communications 
to the American patriots, which they dared not entrust to letters. 
The voyage terminated his existence. On the 26th of April, 1775, 
when dying, within sight of his native shore, in the harbour of Cape 
Ann, he declared "Ae had but one desire, but one prayer, which was 
that he might live long enough to have an interview with Samuel 
Adams and Joseph Warren ; that granted he would die contents — 
Thus departed the friend and copatriot of Joseph Warren; not as 
he did "on a field ever memorable nnd ever glorious, but in solitude ; 
amidst suffering, without associate and without witness, yet breathing 
forth a dying wish for his country; desiring to live only to perform 
towards her, a last and sigaal service." The time, mode and cir- 
cumstances of his death, drew from the earliest historian of Ameri- 
can Independence, (Di*. Gordon) who knew him personally, and was 
well acquainted with all the facts and feelings connected with the 
occasion, the following tribute at the time of his death.* "My friend 



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QuiQcy, has sacrificed his life, for the service of liis country. Let 
him be remembered among the patriot heroes, who fell in the cause 
of liberty and his memory be dear to posterity." 

You will easily believe, that in connection with such recollections, 
I deeply regret my absence from the celebration of the I7tli of June, 
and that I should have joined with heartfelt cordiality in this just 
tribute to the memory of this earliest and most distinguished martyr 
to the cause of American Independence. 

I am, sir, with great respect. 
Yours, &c., 

JOSIAH QUINCY. 
Hon. Gr. Washington Warren. 

Letter from Ex-Governor Levi Lincoln. 

Worcester, June 13, 1857. 

GrENTLEMEN : 

I am greatly obliged and honored by the invitation with 
which you have been pleased to favor me, to attend the cele- 
bration of the 82d anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, and 
Inauguration of a Statue of General Warren, on the battle ground, 
on the 17th inst. 

It was my good fortune to witness the laying of the corner stone 
of the Bunker Hill Monument, and years after, my happiness to par- 
ticipate in the celebration of the accomplishment of that noble work. 
As inseparably connected with the event which it commemorates, the 
fiame, the services, and the memory of Warren have ever claimed 
the deepest homage of the heart, and my sympathies are with all 
who do them reverence. It would, indeed, afford me the truest 
gratification to be present at the inauguration of his Statue, in its 



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appropriate place, on the very spot of his patriotic martyrdom, but 
the state of my health, I have to fear, will not permit an exposure, 
with impunity, to the crowd, the excitement, and the fatigue neces- 
sarily attendant upon such an occasion, and I feel constrained, for 
this reason, to beg of you to hold me excused. 

With sentiments of the highest respect, I am, gentlemen, most 
gratefully, your obliged servant, 

LEVI LINCOLN. 

To the Committee, &c. 

Letter from lion. John G. Palfrey. 

Cambridge, June 15, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

On returning yesterday from an absence from the Com- 
monwealth, I find your obliging note of the 12th instant. I am 
very grateful for the honor of your invitation, which I should be 
happy to avail myself of, should circumstances permit. But it is 
probable that the departure of a friend for Europe on the day to 
which your note relates, will so employ me as to deprive me of the 
gratification. 

I have the honor to be, gentlemen, very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 

JOHN G. PALFEEY. 

To the Committee, &c. 

Letter li'om Wiiliam H. Prescott, Esq. 

Boston, June 8th, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have had the pleasure of receiving the invitation with 
which you have honored me to be present on the 17th of June, at 



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the inauguration of the Statue of General Warren on the battle- 
ground of Bunker Hill : and I regret that my absence from town 
must prevent my availing myself of it. But I assure you there will 
be no one present who will feel a livelier sympathy in the interesting 
ceremony of that day and in the well-merited tribute of respect to 
the memory of the first great martyr of our Kevolution. 
With high respect, 

I remain, gentlemen, 

Your obedient servant, 

WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT. 
Messrs. G. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederick W. Lincoln, Jr. 



From George Peabody, Esq. 



Georgetown, May 25th, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

It will afford me great pleasure to be present at the inaugu- 
ration of the Statue of General Warren on Bunker Hill, on the 17th 
June, being the anniversary of the battle which took place on that 
ground in 1775. I feel highly honored by the invitation to be pres- 
ent on this occasion, which you have given me. 
Very respectfully and truly, 

GEORGE PEABODY. 
To the Committee, &c. 



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From Hon. Arthur W. Austin. 

West Koxbuky, June 15, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I acknowledge your politeness with much pleasure. 
I regret to say, that I am so much indisposed, that I shall not be 
able to avail myself of the kind and courteous attention of the Bun- 
ker Hill Monxmient Association. 
Very faithfully, yours, &c., 

ARTHUK W. AUSTIN. 

P. S. If sentiments are in fashion, I subjoin the following : — 
The " True American Heart." The native home of the principles 
contended for by our fathers. 
To the Committee, &c. 

Letter fiom Charles O. Greene, Esq. 

Boston, 16th June, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your kind 
note of invitation in behalf of the Committee of Arrangements of the 
Bunker Hill Monument Association, to unite with the Association 
in their celebration of the memorable 17th, I beg leave to return 
my sincere thanks for this unexpected and unmerited courtesy, and 
to say in reply that it will afford me the highest gratification to par- 
ticipate in the peculiarly interesting ceremonies of that occasion, 
under the direction of that patriotic body of citizens who have done 
so much to render immortal those great deeds of our fathers which 
won freedom for America. 

With great respect. 

Your obedient servant, 

CHARLES G. GREENE. 

To the Committee, &c. 



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Letter from Dr. Edward Warren. 

Newtox Lower Falls. 
Gexi'lehex : 

I am much gratified by your invitation to attend the ceremo- 
nies on the 17th. 

It will give me great pleasure to be present at the inauguration of 
the Statue of my uncle upon that day. 
Respectfully yours, 

EDWARD WARREN. 
To the Committee, &c. 

Letter from Mr. Joseph Warren. 

FoxBORo', June 16, 1857. 
Dear Sir : 

The honor conferred by your kind invitation to celebrate the 

82d anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill is duly appreciated ; 

but I regret that bodily indisposition will prevent my attendance. 

It would give me great satisfaction to meet you there, and gratefully 

witness the erection of a Statue of my beloved uncle, where he sealed 

his principles with his blood. 

I here offer you the following sentiments : — 

1. Bunker Hill: May the contemplation of our infant valor dis- 
played on Bunker Hill forever fan the flame of patriotism and kindle 
it in the hearts of future generations. 

2. Ooa Great Country : May it always be as peaceful as it is 
powerful : vigilant and prompt to discern and correct its own faults ; 
ever respecting the rin-hts of others while guardino; its own. 

3. The Military : — 

When ia the pride of martial bloom, 

May justice keep our ai'raor bright ; 
Let honesty our eafrle plume, 

And mingle modesty with might. 



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Tendering, dear sir, to yourself and brethren of the Committee 

my thanks and respectful regards, 

I remain, yours, &c., 

JOSEPH WARREN. 
Hon. Gr. Washington Warren. 



Letter from Edward S. Header, Esq. 

Westford, Mass., June 12, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

Your invitation to be present ancf participate in the celebra- 
tion of the 82d anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the 
inauguration of a Statue of Greneral Warren on the 17th of June, 
instant, is received. I accept your invitation, and shall be present. 
My father fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and for that rea- 
son, together with many others, I have always regarded the anniver- 
saries of it with more than ordinary interest. 

Thanking you for your kind invitation, I have the honor to remain, 
Your obedient servant, 

EDWARD S. MEADER. 

To the Committee, &c. 



NEW YORK— Letter from Ex-President Van Buren. 

LiNDENwoLD, June 5th, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have delayed my answer to your polite invitation, in the 
hope of being able to make it an exception to the course I have for 
many years pursued on similar occasions, but I have nevertheless to 



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regret that I am constrained to throw myself on the indulgence of 
your Association, in declining the request with which they have 
honored me. 

I trust that they will not attribute this decision to indifference to 
the object they have in view, as such a conclusion would do me great 
injustice. 

The high standing of Greneral Warren, among the earliest friends 
of the Revolution — his exemplary patriotism — his good conduct on 
all occasions, and especially on that day when he and many of his 
brave associates sealed their devotion to the public cause with their 
blood, excited an impulse in its favor, and gave to his example an 
influence which were of vital importance to the successful prosecu- 
tion of that momentous contest. These considerations will forever 
keep Gen. Warren's name and fame on the roll of Revolutionary 
merit at the point assigned to them by a grateful country, and call 
for the step which your Association have decided upon. 

I know that I do but justice to the patriotic views of the Bunker 
Hill Monument Association, when I assume that in this act of honor 
to the memory of a distinguished fellow-citizen, they are actuated by 
a desire to accomplish another, and I may say without disparage- 
ment, a still higher object — that of strengthening and perpetuatinor 
the great principle of self-government which lies at the foundation of 
our political institutions, of which the Revolution itself was born, 
and in the defence of which that illustrious citizen freely laid down 
his life. 

The soil of Massachusetts drank the first American blood that was 
shed in support of that principle : a proud legacy, left to her by the 
Revolution, imposing upon her sons the obligation of eternal vigi- 
lance in maintaining it. They have so regarded it, and, although at 
times differing with their fellow-citizens of the Union upon other 



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points, there has never been a moment when a blow aimed at its 
safety would not have rallied to its defence every strong arm and 
honest heart in the State. They have appreciated this obligation as 
well in its difficulties as in its magnitude. Too shrewd not to fore- 
see, they have never been unmindful of the dangers from within as 
well as from without, which beset the maintenance of a rule of ac- 
tion, which when faithfully adhered to, is so severely just and 
impartial in the distribution of political power, and the successful 
working of which is so liable to be regarded with apprehension by 
governments differently organized. The strong passions of personal 
ambition, pride of state and lust of power, will always make their 
votaries more or less restive under such a system. There is reason 
to hope that some at least of our cotemporaries in the great family 
of nations, whilst we leave them to choose the form of government 
they like best, will be disposed to reciprocate the privilege to us, 
perhaps without ever cherishing a desire to interfere adversely with 
our free institutions ; bu t we can never be certain that such will be 
the disposition of all, and may not hope that many of them will ever 
regard with cordial favor the permanent success of our system. — 
Fortunately, the power we have already acquired under its influence, 
and by the blessing of Pi-ovidence, is sufficient to make us safe 
against the machinations or assaults of the most powerful ; yet these 
are considerations which, without unreasonable jealousies on our 
part, may be regarded as furnishing good grounds for constant 
watchfulness. 

Your patriotic Association has wisely judged that the safest anti- 
dote against every political evil to which our beloved institutions 
may at any time be exposed, is to keep alive the spirit of the Revo- 
lution, and that this can in no way be more successfully done than 
by perpetuating the memory of its sacrifices and its glories. The 



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Bunker Hill Monument was a great movement towards the accom- 
plishment of that object, and the erection of a Statue in memory of 
Warren will be another most fitting step in the same direction. 

In all measures of the same stamp, you have my cordial approval 
and best wishes. 

I am, gentlemen, 

Respectfully, your friend and servant, 

M. VAN BUREN. 

To the Committee, &c. 

Letter from Ex-President Fillmore. 

Buffalo, N. Y., May 5, 1857. 
My Dear Sir : 

I beg of you to accept my thanks for your polite note enclos- 
ing an invitation to attend the 82d anniversary of the Battle of 
Bunker Hill, on the 17th of June next. 

i cannot at this time say whether I shall be able to accept it or 
not, but I can assure you that nothing could give me more pleasure 
than to do so, and if possible I shall endeavor to be present on that 
interesting occasion. 

Respectfully yours, 

MILLARD FILLMORE. 

Hon. Gr. Washington Warren. 

Letter from Senator Seward. 

Auburn, May 27, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

Sincerely agreeing with you in your appreciation of the im- 
portance of the event that has invested Bunker Hill with an undying 
memory, I should be most happy if it were in my power to accept 



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your invitation to the solemnities appointed for that place on the 
17th of June next. But indispensable engagements forbid. 

With many thanks for your kind consideration, I remain, very 
respectfully, 

Your humble servant, 

WILLIAM H. SEWARD. 

To Messrs. Gr. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. 

Letter from Ex-Governor Hunt. 

LocKPOKT, N. Y,, June 15, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

It would afford me sincere pleasure to accept your invitation 

to attend the celebration of the 82d Anniversary of the Battle of 

Bunker Hill ; and I had hoped that circumstances might allow of 

my coming. But some unexpected engagements which cannot be 

postponed, compel me to remain at home. Assuring you of my 

warm and friendly interest in your proceedings, 

I remain, very respectfully and truly yours, 

WASHINGTON HUNT. 

To the Committee, &c. 

Letter from Washington Irving, Esq. 

SuNNYsiDE, May 29, 1857. 
Dear Sik : 

I feel greatly obliged to the Bunker Hill Monument Associa- 
tion for the honor they have done me in inviting me to attend the 
inauguration of the Statue of General Warren, but regret to say that 



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my engagements are sucli as to prevent my having the pleasure of 
being present on that interesting occasion. 

With great respect, I have the honor to be, 

Your obedient servant, 

WASHINGTON IRVINO. 
Hon. G. Washington Warren. 

Letter from Ex-Senator Fish. 

New York, June 1, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

Upon my return home after an absence of several days, I 
find your invitation to attend the inauguration of the Statue of Gen. 
Warren, on 17th June, on the Battle Ground of Bunker Hill. 

The place, the anniversary, the occasion, combine to increase my 
regret that pressing engagements will not allow me to be absent from 
home at that time. 

With thanks for your remembrance of me on this interesting 
occasion, I have the honor to be, gentlemen, 

Your very obedient servant, 

HAMILTON FISH. 

To the Committee, &c. 



PENNSYLVANIA— Letter from Senator Cameron. 

Harrisburg, May 29, 1857. 
My Dear Sir : 

I thank you for the kind remembrance which prompted the 
invitation to the annual celebration in June, and if business does not 
preveat, I will be with you. 

Very truly yours, 

SIMON CAMERON. 
Wm. W. Wheildon, Esq. 



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NEW JERSEY— Letter from Governor Newell. 

Trenton, 1 June, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your kind 
invitation to be present on the celebration of the 82d anniversary 
of Bunker Hill. I accept the proflfered kindness, and shall esteem it 
a high privilege to witness the inauguration of a Statue to the me- 
mory of that patriotic soldier and statesman who was amongst the 
first of our Revolutionary Fathers to answer his country's call when 
her rights were invaded, and the first to ofi"er up his life in their 
defence. 

I have the honor, gentlemen, to be, 

Most respectfully yours, 

WILLIAM A. NEWELL. 
Messrs. Gr. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. 

NoT«. In a subsequent letter from Gov. Newell to the Comiiiittee he says, "uaexpected 
and pressing official duties will oblige me to remain at home." 



DELAWARE— Letter from Governor Causey: 

MiLFOKD, Del., June 11, 1857. 
Dear Sir: 

Your complimentary favor of the 21st ult. has been received, 
and in reply I regret to inform you that pressing business engage- 
ments will prevent my participating in the celebration of the 82d 
anniversary ef the "Battle of Bunker Hill," and sharing the hospi- 
talities of your citizens on the occasion. 

It will doubtless be a day replete with interest to the citizens of 



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this vast Republic, as they shall assemble from their homes far and 

near, hovering over the spot where the principles and rights now 

honored as the basis of American strength and nationality, were so 

long and nobly contested by the heroes of the Revolution. But 

especially to the men of Massachusetts must the occasion be one of 

stirring emotions, as they view the pedestal rearing its lofty head, 

attesting, in monumental grandeur, the spirit, purity, and heroic 

valor of her gallant son and the nation's defender- — Gen. Warren. 

And in conclusion, allow me, as the humble representative of a 

State, small in area but full of patriotic devotion to the American 

Union, to tender in her behalf an expression of warm and sacred 

regard for the memories of our Revolutionary chieftains, foremost 

among whom she is proud to honor and cherish the name of Warren. 

I have the honor to be, with great respect, 

Your obedient servant, 

P. F. CAUSEY. 
Hon. G. Washington Warren. 



MARYLAND— Letter from Senator Pearce. 

Chestertown, Md., June 11, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

If my engagements would permit, I should have great plea- 
sure in accepting your invitation to attend the 82d anniversary of 
the Battle of Bunker Hill. That event was so illustrative of the 
manly and independent spirit which animated Massachusetts, so glo- 
rious to the patriotic yeomen who with native but undisciplined valor 
breasted the British bayonet, and to the gallant hero who sealed his 
devotion to the country's cause with his blood, that I consider no 
incident in our history more worthy of commemoration. If not the 



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first, it was the greatest blow struck in the cause of American Inde- 
pendence. It diffused thi-oughout the thirteen colonies the uncon- 
querable spirit which bore us through our seven year's war of 
principle, and in its cause and consequences ^as more glorious than 
rebellion at Runnymede or victory at Plataea. The invitation to your 
celebration would not be declined if it were possible for me to attend. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

J. A. PEARCE. 
To the Committee, &c. 



VIRGINIA— Letter from Govei-nor Wise. 

Richmond, Va., May 25, 1857. 
Sir : 

I beg to thank the Committee for their invitation to me to 
attend their celebration of the eighty-second anniversary of the battle 
of Bunker Hill, on the 17th June next, and to express my inability 
to attend. Public duties at that time especially to be discharged, 
will prevent my leaving Virginia. Coming through you, sir, — a 
Warren — this invitation is very acceptable to me ; for though this 
Union may be torn, if it must be, by some m;idiicss or other, and 
though the sun of our destiny as a nation may sat in gloom and a 
night of darkness, and though fratricidal blood may flow by the hand 
of folly and stain the hearths of our homes hereafter, I can never 
forget old Massachusetts — her Bunker Hill, her Warrens, her Ad- 
amses, her Hancock, her hail — her sister hail — once to Virginia — in 
"times which tried men's souls." No, never, never, never ! Maij 
God revive our Revolutionary feelings ! 
Very gratefully yours, 

HENRY A. WISE. 

To the Committee, &c. 



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Letter from Ex-President Tyler. 

To THE Committee op Arrangements : 

Your esteemed favor, inviting me to be present at the 
inauguration of the Statue of General Warren, on the 17th June, was 
duly received, and has remained thus long unacknowledged in the 
sincere hope that no impediment might arise in the way of its ac- 
ceptance. A sad and most unexpected bereavement has, however, 
occurred, which has plunged my family into the deepest affliction, 
and places it out of my power to become a witness of the august and 
patriotic ceremonies of the occasion referred to. I should otherwise 
have united most cordially with you in paying our devotions at the 
shrine of the first great martyr in the cause of civil liberty, and re- 
newing our pledges in support of the principles of self-government, 
cemented and eternized as they were by the blood shed at Bunker 
Hill. 

I am, gentlemen, with assurances of high esteem and respectful 
consideration. Truly and faithfully, 

JOHN TYLER. 



SOUTH CAROLINA— Letter from Governor AUston. 

ExEGUTivR Department, 

Charleston, June 3, 1857. 

Sir: 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your commu- 
nication of May 20, forwarding the kind invitation of the Bunker 
Hill Monument Association to attend the celebration of t]}e 82d 
anniversary of- the Battle of Bunker Hill. 



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I must express regret at my inability to be present at this inter- 
esting occasion. I am not at liberty to leave the limits of the State ; 
otherwise I should feel proud to attend, and would take pleasure in 
assisting at the inauguration of a Statue to General Warren, and of 
paying a tribute of respect to those other brave spirits to whom we 
owe our present independence. 

The occasion will be one full of interest, that cannot fail to be 
heightened by the able manner in which the history of the times will 
be set forth by the Hon. Mr. ijverett and others. 

Allow rpe to be indebted to you for the communication of this my 
answer to the Committee of Arrangements, to thank you for your 
kind attentions, and with my best wishes to subscribe myself with 
great respect, 

Your very obedient servant, 

R. J. W.ALLSTON. 

Hon. Gr. Washington Warren. 



ALABAMA— Letter from Hon. Mr. Hilliard. 

Montgomery, Ala. June 5, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your invita- 
tion to be present at the celebration of the eighty-second anniversary 
of the Battle of Bunker Hill. It would afford me great pleasure to 
be with you on that occasion ; it will be one of extraordinary inter- 
est ; appealing to the heart of the whole country, for though the 
Statue which you propose to inaugurate will rest upon tlie soil of 
Massachusetts, we of the South claim our share in the glory which 
the self-sacrificing heroism of General Warren shed upon the spot 



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where it is to stand. It would be refreshing to meet you upon such 
a spot as Bunker Hill at this time ; now in the midst of sectional 
jealousies, and heart-burnings, it would be delightful to stand with 
you at the base of that granite column which lifts its sublime head 
to greet the morning light ; to recall the past ; to rekindle our patri- 
otism at the altar where the flame first shot up into the heavens ; 
and to renew our vows to be faithful to the Constitution which 
spreads its protecting aegis over the millions who have come up to 
the inheritance of liberty won by the martyrs and heroes of the 
Revolution. 

I cannot be with you, gentlemen, but I greet you with all my 
heart ; as our countrymen will, on the day when you assemble for 
patriotic purposes^ everywhere from the St. Lawrence to the distant 
Pacific. 

I greet you — I stretch out my hand to your Everett, your Choate, 
your Winthrop, your Hillard — and to the true and patriotic men, 
to be counted by thousands, who will meet on Bunker Hill on the 
17th of June ; I sympathise with your wish to perpetuate the mem- 
ory of a Hero, and I trust that you will make this too a heroic age 
by your exploits in protecting the liberty which he died to inaugurate. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

HENRY W. HILLIARD. 

Messrs. G. Washington Warren, 
William W. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederick W. Lincoln, Jr. 



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KENTUCKY— Letter from Governor Morehead. 

Frankfort, June 1st, 1857. 
Dear Sir : 

I have had the honor to receive your invitation to par- 
ticipate in the ceremonies, on the anniversary of the battle of 
Bunker Hill, of erecting a Statue to the memory of him, whose 
name is indissolubly blended with that great event, and I deeply 
regret that my official engagements will not permit me to be 
present on that interesting occasion. We can scarcely estimate 
the debt of gratitude we owe to the good and great men, who 
with an utter contempt of peril, engaged in a cool, deliberate, 
resolute and manly resistance to oppression, under circumstances 
apparently so hopeless, but which has resulted so gloriously to 
posterity ; and amid all the glowing incidents of our revolution- 
ary struggle, the Seventeenth of June, 1775, is perhaps that 
which exerted the most profound sensation in the popular heart, 
sanctified as it was by the blood of its first great martyr. It is 
eminently fit and proper that a Statue of him, who sealed with 
his blood, his devotion to the great cause of American liberty, 
should be erected on the spot made immortal by his valor and 
that of his brave compatriots. 

The Pilgrim Fathers had fled from the persecuting tyranny of 
the old world to find a refuge and an asylum in the new, but 
they brought with them the solemn charter of the crown, the 
constitutional birthright of freemen. At the expense of their 
blood, at the hazard of their fortunes, without charge to the 
country from which they removed, with unceasing labor and an 
unconquerable spirit, they effected the settlement of an intermi- 
nable wilderness. They established a government suited to their 
condition, and years passed away in the peaceful enjoyment of 



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the fruits of their system, and the rights of life, liberty and 
property were safely protected. But Parliament undertook to 
exercise the power of unlimited taxation without representation — 
to deprive them of the right of trial by jury — to suspend the 
operation of legislative assemblies — to interdict their colonial com- 
merce — to quarter armed soldiers upon them in time of peace, 
and to alter fundamentally the form of government which had 
been established by compact, and solemnly and repeatedly con- 
firmed by the crown. Neither the uninterrupted tenor of their 
loyal and peaceful deportment from the origin of their coloniza- 
tion, nor their zealous and useful services, nor the respectful but 
firm tone of their complaints, nor their inflexible resolution to 
preserve inviolate the rights of freemen, could avert the storm 
which was fast gathering over their heads. 

But there was not a patriotic heart in the land that did not 
feel, as did the great Virginia orator, when he exclaimed, "let it 
come; I repeat it, sir, let it come ;" and it did come, and we are 
now in the full fruition of all its mighty results. Who would 
fail to feel an additional throb of patriotism in participating in 
doing honor to the memory of the gallant young hero who shed 
his blood in this great cause ! 

The news of the conflict at Lexington, borne not as now upon 
the lightning's wing, slowly reached a party of hunters, seated 
around a cool and shady spring in the midst of a dense prime- 
val forest of Kentucky, and by a common patriotic impulse, the 
name of Lexington was given to the spot, where now stands that 
beautiful and flourishing city ; and one of our most beautiful, 
fertile and wealthy counties, bears the honored name of Warren. 

I need scarcely add that Kentucky cherishes an honest and 
sincere sympathy in any movement calculated to do honor to, or 



174 CORRESPONDENCE!. 

perpetuate the memory of Warren. She feels that his glory is a 
common patrimony, and that the blood which he shed in a com- 
mon cause is a tie to bind us together in a brotherhood of Union. 
May that Union be forever preserved unimpaired, with all the 
feelings of the patriot's heart clustering around it, 
I am with sentiments of great respect, 

Your obedient servant, 

C. S, MOREHEAD. 
Hon. G. Washington Warren. 



LOUISIANA— Letter from Goyeruor Wicklittd. 

Baton Rouge, La., June 8, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have received your invitation to attend the celebration ol 
the 82d anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, 

It is with pleasure I hear that you have selected such an appro^ 
priate occasion to inaugurate a Statue of the great Warren, who 
there fell in defence of the liberty which we now enjoy. 

I truly regret that 1 am unable to accept your kind invitation. 
I am with sentiments of the highest respect for the patriotic Asso- 
ciation which you represent, 

Your most obedient servant, 

ROBERT C, WICKLIFFE. 

Messrs. G. Washington Warren, 

William W'. Wheildon, 
Timothy T. Sawyer, 
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr, 



CORRESPONDENCE. 175 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA— Letter from Joseph "Warren Newcomb, Esq. 

Washington, June 12, 1857. 
Gentleaien : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your invita- 
tion to be present at the celebration "of the 82d anniversary of the 
Battle of Bunker Hill, on the 17th of June, by the inauguration of 
a statue of General Warren." 

The occasion addresses itself to every friend of his country, and to 
me with peculiar interest. 

I regret extremely that I cannot be present to witness the inter- 
esting ceremony of the day, but the inexorable force of circumstances 
forbids it. I hope my children will be there. 

Be pleased to accept my thanks for this mark of attention. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

JOSEPH WARREN NEWCOMB. 

Letter from William W. Corcoran, Esq. 

Washington, May 30, 1857. 
Dear Sir : 

I beg to thank the Committee through you for the honor done 
me, in the kind invitation to attend the inauguration of the Statue of 
G-en. Warren, on the 17th of June. It would have alForded me much 
pleasure to be present on that interesting occasion, but absence in the 
far west will prevent my having the honor of participating. 
I am with great regard, 

Your friend and obedient servant, 

WM. W. CORCORAN. 
Hon. G. Washington Warren. 



176 CORRESPONDENCE. 



Letter from Professor Henry. 

Smithsonian Institution, ) 

Washington, Muy 7th, 1857. ) 

Dear Sir : 

Please accept my thanks for your kind invitation to attend 
the inauguration of a Statue of General Warren, on the 17th of June. 
It would give me pleasure to be present at so interesting a cere- 
mony and to profit by an intercourse with the distinguished mea 
which the important occasion will call together, but I regret that my 
engagements will be such as to prevent my attendance. 

I am pleased that the custom is becoming more general, as our 
country is increasing in wealth and prosperity, of erecting statues to 
our benefactors. I prefer these to mere architectural monuments, 
since they not only tend to improve the public taste for the fine arts, 
but also to produce a more indelible impression of the character of a 
distinguished individual by the association of ideas connected with 
his personal appearance, 

I have the honor to be 

Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

JOSEPH HENRY, 
Wm. W. Wheildon, Esq., 

for the Committee, Charlestown, Mass, 



CORRESPONDENCE OF STATE COMMITTEE. 



The Legislative Committee, whose appointment we have 
ah'eacly mentioned, have kindly furnished their correspondence 
for insertion in this volume. The first letter below was 
addressed by them to the President of the United States, 
and letters of similar import were forwarded to the distin- 
guished gentlemen whose replies follow. Without any desire 
to forestall the reader's interest in these letters, we may be 
permitted to say that they unitedly express that appreciation 
of the occasion and those sentiments of patriotic feeling 
which it was so well calculated to call forth. So long as 
the high officers of government, on one hand, and the 
prominent men of the whole country, on the other, cherish 
and inculcate such principles, and such feeling, it cannot be 
doubted that our glorious Union will be perpetuated and 
its unfathomed blessings transmitted to posterity. The Com- 
mittee of the Bunker HiH Monument Association esteem it 
a fortunate privilege, on their part, in some degree to have 
given occasion for so full an outpouring of fraternal and 
national feeling as they have been at liberty to record in the 
pages of this volume. 

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178 CORRESPONDENCE. 

Letter to the President of the United States. 

State House, Senate Chamber, 

Boston, May 16, 1857. 
Sie: 

By a joint order of the two branches of the Legislature of 
Massachusetts, of the fourteenth day of May current, a Committee 
was appointed for the reception of the President and Vice Presi- 
dent of the United States, the members of the Cabinet, Lieutenant- 
General Scott, or other distinguished strangers that may visit this 
State, on the occasion of the celebration of the Seventeenth of June 
next, and the Liauguration of the Statue of General Warren. 

The undersigned were appointed to this honorable and grateful 
service; and we hereby, in the name and in the behalf of the 
Legislature of Massachusetts, beg leave to express our earnest hope 
that it may be found compatible with your public duties and per- 
sonal convenience to be present. 

"We should rejoice, in expression of the sentiments of our con- 
stituents, to welcome the Chief Magistrate of the Union, on a spot 
and a day consecrated in the history and in the hearts of the Ameri- 
can people. 

"With the highest consideration for yourself, personally, and for 
the great oflBce to which you have been called, 
"We are yours, most respectfully, 

Charles W. Upham, 

President of the Senate. 

Charles A. Phelps, 

Speaker of the HouBe of IlepresentatlTes. 

Velorous Taft, 
Robert L Burbank, 
Gideon Haynes, 

Of the Senate. 

James Lee, Jr., 
E. C. Baker, 
Dexter F. Parker, 
Thomas Farmer, 
Jonas Fitch, 

Of the House of Representatives. 
Hon. James Buchanan, President of the United States. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 179 

From the President of the United States. 

Washington, May 25, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have received your kind favor of the 16th inst., in- 
viting me, on behalf of the Legislature of Massachusetts, to be 
present " on the occasion of the celebration of the 17th of June next, 
and the Inauguration of the Statue of General "Warren." I should 
be much gratified were it in my power to accept this distinguished 
honor, for which I feel truly grateful ; and therefore deeply regret 
that the pressure of important public business will render this 
impossible. No spectacle could affoixl me greater satisfaction than 
to be present at the Inauguration of a Statue dedicated to the 
memory of the first great martyr in the cause of American 
Independence. 

Please to accept my cordial thanks for the courteous and accepta- 
ble manner towards myself, personally, in which you have executed 
the trust confided to you, and believe me to be, 

Yours, very respectfully, 

James Buchanan. 

Hon. Charles "W. Upham, and others, Committee of the Senate ; 
and Hon. Charles A. Phelps, and others, Committee of the 
House, &c., &C.5 &c. 



From the Vice-President of the United States. 

Lexington, Ky., May 22, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

In answer to the invitation, in the name of the Legislature 
of Massachusetts, contained in your letter of the 16th inst., I have 
to express my deep regret that engagements which cannot be post- 
poned will deny me the pleasure of participating in the interestmg 
ceremonies at Bunker Hill on the 17th of June. 



180 CORRESPONDENCE. 



It would, indeed, be most grateful to my feelings, to visit New 
England for the first time to bear some part in rendering appro- 
priate honors to the memory of Gen. Warren. Not Massachusetts 
only — the whole Union also cherishes with affectionate gratitude 
the recollection of his character and services. To place his Statue 
on the battle-field of Bunker Hill will be a fit testimonial from 
the present generation ; for, although, with a disinterested patriotism 
of which a mind less noble would have been incapable, he de- 
clined, at that memorable battle, the chief command to which his 
rank entitled him, and sought the post of danger with the musket 
of a private soldier — this very fact, joined to his courage and his 
great example, made him the hero of the day. 

Massachusetts contributed to the struggle for freedom her full 
share of patriotism and courage - — yet I confess that, to me, Warren 
has always appeared the most attractive and heroic character that 
she gave to the Revolution. In him, boundless faith and intrepidity, 
perfect rectitude, great abilities, enthusiasm, and fervent love of 
liberty, were so united and developed as to lift him above most of 
his eminent cotemporaries, and entitle him to a place in that par- 
ticular galaxy composed of the selectest spirits of revolutionary 
times. No man saw more clearly the consequences of submission 
to the pretensions of the British croAvn ; no man saw more clearly 
the dangers involved in resistance ; and yet no man was more 
determined or effective in awakening and organizing the spirit that 
led to our emancipation. I persuade myself that, from the begin- 
ning, he looked far beyond the special issues that seemed to ex- 
haust the questions of difference, and fixed his thoughts on absolute 
Independence. And although cut down in the morning of his 
glorious life, he did not live to see the united Colonies acknowledged 
among the independent powers of the world ; it well becomes us 
gratefully to remember how much his life and death contributed 
to hasten that auspicious day. 

I am quite sure that the people of the South would no more 
admit that the fame of Warren belongs to Massachusetts alone, 
than they would claim the renown of Washington exclusively for 
the country South of the Potomac — and this is doubtless the 
feeling of Massachusetts. Whatever may be in store for the 
future, the past at least is common property. Is there not good 



CORRESPONDENCE. 181 

reason to hope that these treasures of the country shall never be 
divided — - that the political and social brotherhood our fathers 
formed shall be perpetuated through all generations, and that the 
Constitution they bequeathed to us shall be revered and maintained 
as the only sure bond of union and progress ? 
I am gentlemen, very truly, 

Your friend and obedient servant, 

John C. Breckinridge. 

Hon. Charles W. Upham, 

Hon. Charles A. Phelps, and others, Committee. 



From Hon. Lewis Cassj Secretary of State. 

Washington City, May 21, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I am much obliged to you for the invitation to attend 
the Celebration of the l7th of June next, and the Inaugura- 
tion of the Statue of General Warren. Other arrangements will 
deprive me of the pleasure of accepting it, and of making part of 
the vast assemblage of American citizens, who will come up, in this 
the time of their country's power, to the scene of one of her most 
glorious deeds done in the time of her weakness, and recall, upon 
Bunker's Hill, the memorable events which have made the day and 
the place immortal. And who will come up also to bear their tribute 
of respect and gratitude to the memory of the patriot soldiers, 
who fought the first great battle for freedom in our land, and many 
of whom mingled their blood with that of their leader, the illus- 
trious Warren, who has built for himself a prouder monument in 
the history of his country than he will have even in the marble 
statue you propose to inaugurate under such imposing circum- 
stances. I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, 

Your ob't servant, 

Lewis Cass. 
To the Committee, &c. 



182 CORRESPONDENCE. 

From Hon. Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury. 

Washington City, June 1, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have to-day addressed a letter to the Committee of Ar- 
rangements of the Bunker Hill Monument Association expressive 
of my regret in being unable to attend the proposed Celebration of 
the 17th of this month. It would have been to me a source of 
sincere pleasure to have participated in the ceremonies of an occa- 
sion so full of grateful reminiscences, and so instructive of future 
duties and obligations ; I must submit, however, to the require- 
ments of official duty and forego the pleasure. 

I request that you will communicate to the Legislature my ap'^ 
preciation of the honor which you have tendered to me in their 
name, with the reason that compels me to decline it. 
I am, very respectfully, 

Yours, &c., 

Howell Cobb* 

Hon. C. W. Upham, President of the Senate, and others. 
Hon. C. A. Phelps, Speaker of the House, and others. 



rrom Hon. Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy. 

Navy Department, May 22, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the invitation of the 
Joint Committee of the Legislature of Massachusetts to visit that 
State on the occasion of the celebration of the 17th of June next, 
and the Inauguration of the Statue of General Warren. It would 
afford me great pleasure to participate in the ceremonies of this 
interesting occasion, and to unite Avith the citizens of Massachusetts 
in doing honor to the memory of this hero of Revolutionary times, 
but official engagements wUl prevent. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 183 

Be pleased to convey to the Committee my acknowledgments of 
its attention, and to accept, for yourselves, the assurances of my 
high respect. Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

I. TOUCEY. 

Hon. Charles W. Upham, President of the Senate. 
Hon. Charles A. Phelps, Speaker of the House. 



From Hon, Aaron V. Brown, Postmaster General. 

Post Office Department, May 20, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note 
of 16th inst., informing me that, with your associates, you had 
been appointed, by joint order of the two branches of the Legisla- 
ture of Massachusetts, Committees for the reception of the Presi- 
dent and Vice-President of the United States, the members of the 
Cabinet, Lieutenant- General Scott, and other distinguished strangers 
who may visit your State, on the occasion of the Celebration of the 
17th June next, and the Inauguration of the Statue of General 
"Warren, — and expressing, in behalf of the Legislature of Massa- 
chusetts, the hope that it may be compatible with my public duties 
and personal convenience to be present. 

Allow me, gentlemen, to make my acknowledgments, through 
your Committee to the Legislatui'e of Massachusetts, for the honor 
thus conferred upon me, as a member of the Cabinet, and my 
regrets that public duties here forbid the gratification of a strong 
desire to unite with the Legislature and people of Massachusetts in 
doing honor to the great event and occasion which you propose to 
celebrate. I am, very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

Aakon V. Bkown. 
To the Committee, &c. 



184 CORRESPONDENCE. 



From Hon. John Thompson, Secretary of the Interior. 

Department of the Interior, 

Washington, May 21, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your invita- 
tion, as the Joint Committee of the Honorable the Legislature of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to be present on the occasion of 
the Celebration of the Battle of Bunker Hill, on the 17th of June 
next, and the Inauguration of the Statue of General Warren. 

In reply, I have to express my deep regret, that the exigences of 
official business will necessarily deny me the privilege of partaking 
in a ceremonial of such surpassing interest. 

With the highest consideration, 

I am, gentletnen, your most ob't servant, 

J. Thompson. 

Hon. Charles W. Upham, President of the Senate. 
Hon. Charles A. Phelps, Speaker of the House. 
Hon. Velorous Taft, and others. Committee of the Senate, 
Hon. James Lee, Jr., and others, Committee of the House, 



From Lieutenant-Qeneral Scott. 

New York, June 11, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I had the honor to receive, in due time, your note, inform- 
ing me that you were a Committee on the part of the Massachusetts 
Legislature, appointed to receive certain high public functionaries 
and myself, previously invited by the Bunker Hill Monument Asso- 
ciation to be present on the occasion of " the Inauguration of the 
Statue of General Warren." 

Your flattering communication I delayed answering, in the hope 
(as I have explained to your Sub-Committee) that some favorable 



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change in the health of one of my family might permit me to visit 
Bunker Hill, the neighboring cities and towns, on the approaching 
occasion of high national interest ; but the critical illness that has 
caused me so much uneasiness having, in the meantime, rather 
increased than diminished, I am compelled, at the last moment, to 
decline the many flattering inducements before me to visit your 
noble Commonwealth. 

With the highest respect, gentlemen, 

I have the honor to remain. 

Your most ob't servant, 

"WiNFiELD Scott. 
To the Committee, &c. 



From Ex-President John Tyler. 

Sheravood Forest, Va., June 5, 1857. 

To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre=entatiTes of the Com- 
monwealth of Massachusetts. 

Gentlemen : 

I have felt myself highly flattered by your kind letter of the 
25th of May, written on behalf of the Joint Committee of the two 
branches of the Legislature, and expressing the earnest hope that 
I would be present in Boston, on the 17th inst., at the Inauguration 
of the Statue of General Warren ; and I pray you to be assured 
that fcAv things would afford me more true pleasure than a com- 
pliance with your wishes. A heavy family bereavement, which has 
plunged into deep affliction all who surround me, precludes the pos- 
sibility of my doing so. There is no one who, had he been per- 
mitted to do so, would have witnessed the august ceremonies of the 
17tli, in memory of the first great martyr to the cause of Freedom 
and Independence, with deeper emotion than myself. 

Be pleased to make acceptable to the Committee you represent, 
my cordial salutations, and accept for yourselves, individually, 
assurances of my high consideration. 

Truly and faithfully, 

John Tyler. 

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186 CORRESPONDENCE. 

From Ex-President Millard Fillmore. 

Buffalo, N. Y., June 8, 1857. 

Hon. Charles W. Upham, — 

Sir: 

I am honored by the receipt of your letters of the 2d inst., 
public and private, inviting me to be present at the Bunker Hill 
Celebration of the 17th, when a Statue will be Inaugurated to 
the memory of General Warren, and I can assure you it will 
give me great pleasure to accept the invitation, if it be in my 
power, but some business which calls me from home this week 
may prevent. 

I am, with the highest respect. 

Yours, «fec., 

Millard Fillmore. 



From Hon. John C. Fremont. 

New York, 56 "West Ninth Street, June 6, 1857. 
Gentlemen : 

I had the honor yesterday to receive an invitation, which 
you tender me in behalf of the Legislature of Massachusetts and 
its Committee of Reception, to visit your State at the Inauguration 
of the Statue of General Warren. 

It would give me pleasure to witness an event of such unusual 
and general interest, but the departure of my family for an indefi- 
nite absence on the 20th of this month, and my desire to be with 
them during the interval, will necessarily deprive me of the gratifi- 
cation I should have had in accepting your invitation. 
I am, gentlemen, 

With high consideration and regard, 

Your obedient servant, 

J. C. Fremont. 

Hon. Charles W. Upham, President of the Senate. 
Hon. Charles A. Phelps, Speaker of the House. 



MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION, 



MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION. 



Within a few days after the appointment of the Committee of the 
Bunker Hill Monument Association, the Common Council of 
Charlestown, took notice of the subject, and adopted the following 
order, at their meeting on the 16th of March : — 

Ordered, That, inasmuch as the approaching anniversary of the 
Battle of Bunker Hill is to be commemorated by the Bunker Hill 
Monument Association, by the inauguration of the Statue of War- 
ren ; and as the occasion will be one of more than usual interest to 
the citizens of Chai'lestown and vicinity, on account of this event 
and the general interest felt by our citizens in a proper notice of the 
anniversary, that a Committee consisting of the President and three 
members of this Board be appointed, with such as the Mayor and 
Aldermen may join, to make suitable arrangements for the city to 
unite with the Bunker Hill Monument Association in a proper cele- 
bration of the anniversary, and in the appropriate ceremonies pro- 
posed by that Association on the occasion. 

The same order was adopted at a meeting of the Board of Mayor 
and Aldermen, and the following joint committee was appointed 
thereon : — 

Timothy T. Sawyee, Mayor of the City. 

Tho^as^M^'cSek. I °f ^^ ^'^"-^ 'f ^^^^' 
Horace Gt. Hutchins, President, 

Paul Willard. 

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190 MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION. 

At the first meeting of this Committee, a sub-committee, consist- 
ing of the Mayor, Messrs. Fletcher, Pierce, and Willard, was ap- 
pointed to confer with the sub-committee of the Monument Associa- 
tion. At a conference of these two committees, a line of action was 
suggested and adopted by the Committee of the City Government, 
which resulted in the following communication : — 

City of Chaklestown, ) 

Mayor's Office, May 9th, 1857. ) 

The Common Council of Charlestown, wishing to contribute to 
the occasion of the Inauguration of the Statue of General Warren, 
on the 17th of June next, respectfully tender to the Bunker Hill 
Monument Association, a reception and escort. 

General James Dana has been appointed Chief Marshal, and he 
will make all necessary arrangements, if it shall please the Associa- 
tion to accept the proposition. 

In behalf of the City Council, 

TIMOTHY T. SAWYEE, Mayor. 

This proposition on the part of the City Council of Charlestown, 
was accepted by the Committee, with much satisfaction. 

The order of the City Council, already quoted, not only contem- 
plated giving the aid of the city to the arrangements and ceremonies 
of the Monument Association, but also a fitting celebration of the day 
and a fitting tribute of respect to the distinguished gentlemen expec- 
ted to be present. The just pride which the citizens of Charlestown 
feel in their local history ; the responsibility which that history im- 
poses upon them, as the guardians of the first great battle-field of 
the revolution; the debt of gratitude which they in common with all 
their countrymen, owe to the patriotic fathers — ^not easily to be for- 
gotten in this presence — are considerations which induce the prompti- 
tude and liberality which they have always manifested on occasions of 
patriotic displays. The City Council, in their action in this matter, 
did not fail to meet the approval of their constituents, and received 
their earnest co-operation. 



MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION. 191 

General Dana, Chief Marshal of the City Council of Charles- 
town, having been duly authorized by the Committee of that body, 
invited the military companies of Charlestown, Concord, and Wo- 
burn, to perform escort duty on the occasion, by receiving the Monu- 
ment Association and its guests at the line of the city, and these 
invitations were severally accepted ; but it appearing that a large 
body of troops, other than those specially invited, would be present 
on the occasion, it was thought best that they should be united in 
one body, and the following general notice, signed by the Grand 
Marshal on the part of the Association, and by General Dana, as 
Chief Marshal, on behalf of the City of Charlestown, was published 
in the papers of the day. 

CELEBRATION 17th OF JUNE. 

The undersigned invite all the Military bodies who intend to be 
present at the above Celebration, to assemble on the morning of that 
day on High street, in front of Monument Square, in the city of 
Charlestown, and join in the escort. And they are requested to 
report themselves on or before the 13th inst., to Col. Charles B. 
Rogers of Charlestown, commander of the escort, who will assign to 
them a proper position. 

THOMAS ASPINWALL, 

Giaad Marshal B. H. M. Association. 

JAMES DANA, 

Cliief Marshal City of Charlestown. 

In accordance with previous arrangements, the day was ushered in 
by the ringing of the bells, the firing of national salutes, and the 
waving of the national ensign from the various flag staffs of the city. 
At an early hour in the morning, the military companies of the city 
and the neighboring towns, and the various Engine and Hose Com- 
panies of the Fire Department, were passing through the streets in 
various directions to receive their guests and prepare for the duties 
of the day. 

An invitation was extended to all the Military Companies and 
thos3 of the Fire Department, to pass through the Pavilion and to 



192 MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION. 

view the Statue in the morning, and as many as found it convenient 
to do so, were properly received and accommodated. 

Agreeably to the above notice, the military companies present, in- 
cluding all which had arrived in season to comply with the request, 
assembled on High street, and were formed in column, whence they 
proceeded to Boston, and on their way to the State House were 
joined by other portions of the grand military column which finally 
composed the splendid escort of the occasion. 

The subsequent proceedings of the day ; the admirable decora- 
tion of the city, both by the committee and the citizens ; the enthu- 
siasm which pervaded the whole people, and the decorum and good 
order which prevailed during the day, have been elsewhere sufficient- 
ly enlarged upon. They were all alike creditable to the city and 
honorable to the people. 

At the conclusion of the ceremonies on the Monument Grrounds, 
a procession was formed under Gen. Dana, escorted by the military 
companies present, and proceeded with the guests of the association 
and others, who had been invited by the Committee of the City 
Council, to the City Hall. His Excellency Grov. Gardner and suite, 
proceeded to the same place, under escort of the Independent 
Cadets. The Hall was beautifully dressed and brilliantly lighted 
for the occasion, under the direction of the committee. Tables 
were laid around the hall, and were loaded with tempting edibles, 
not only of the substantial but of the lighter descriptions. Strawberries 
were provided in profusion. Numerous vases of fine cut flowers 
decked the tables, and two baskets of beautiful flowers were sus- 
pended from the ceiling. 

On the platform, at the head of the Hall, were assembled nearly 
all the distinguished gentlemen, from various parts of the country 
and our own Commonwealth, who had honored the day with their 
presence. After the welcoming remarks of Mayor Sawyer, the 
company needed no further invitation to partake of the feast so 
generously placed before them. 



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Mayor's Address. 



In behalf of the City Council of Charlestown, I thank 
you, gentlemen, for the honor you confer upon it by 
your presence on this occasion. You have been at- 
±racted hither by the ceremonies "which have taken 
place on the hallowed soil within our limits, and you 
have aided in paying another grateful tribute to the 
memories of the noble men, who, on the 17th of June, 
1775, by the soundness of their hearts, and the energy 
of their wills, transformed what, until then, had been 
but a simple pasture-field, into the very sanctuary of 
Hope and Freedom. 

Amid the conflicts and changes which must be con- 
tinually occurring in this now extended land, a sacred 
feeling of patriotism and faith exists, like a steady 
ray of light, to guide and control us. And this feel- 
ing must be traced back for its origin to Bunker Hill : 
while these gatherings upon its soil may be looked 
upon as rekindlings of a flame to be forever kept bright 
and burning. And on these occasions, when the gen- 
eral interest is turned to the old battle-field, and the 
steps of the honored, from all parts of the country, are 
directed towards it, those of us who are domiciled 
about it and who have our every day interests per- 
manently fixed within its shadow, will be pardoned, I 
know, for an unusual glow of pride and a feeling of 
importance which otherwise might be unbecoming in 
us. We feel as if some precious trust had been com- 
mitted to our charge, as if a special interest in this 
heritage from the Fathers had been bequeathed to us ; 

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194 MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION. 

and, while in common with you all, we stand by this 
shrine of freedom, to present our offerings of gratitude, 
to be reanimated by the noble example of manliness 
and valor, and to pledge eternal faithfulness to " the 
trust, the sacred trust attaching to the rich inheritance 
from our Fathers," you will, we are assured, at the 
same time allow us the pleasant satisfaction of wel* 
coming you to our homes and our hearts. In behalf 
of the people whom I represent, I offer you words of 
welcome and of thanks. To you, gentlemen, repre- 
sentatives of States that have grown up and grown 
great under the influence of the good sentiment pro- 
claimed, defended, and fixed upon the attention of the 
world by the men whose memories we this day com- 
memorate, may I offer the assurance that you are here 
greeted with a heartiness and a regard commensurate 
with a just appreciation of your positions and your 
characters. While to you, gentlemen, whose talents and 
whose genius have been so frequently and so gen- 
erously lent and applied for the public advantage and 
honor, I tender the thanks of an obliged and grate- 
ful community. To all of you, statesmen, soldiers, 
sailors, scholars, magistrates, citizens, I bid a cordial 
welcome. If, when the excitement of this day shall 
be over, we can feel that in any degree we have 
added to the comfort, the harmony, the joy of the 
occasion, our purpose and plan will have been fully 
accomplished ; and if the result of this celebration shall 
be to deepen among our people their reverence for the 
Fathers, and to increase their charity and love for the 
children of our Country, we may all of us, I am sure, 
thank God that we aided in it. 



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Owing to the lateness of the hour, and other engagements of 
gentlemen present, no further formality was observed, and the ad- 
dresses, whicli were expected from some of the distinguished gentle- 
men, for which time was not allowed in the ]*avilion, were 
so far dispensed with as to allow a more free interchange of con- 
gratulations and sentiments. Each breast was filled with patriotic 
feeling, and for the time, enjoyed its own communion upon the 
purposes and events of the day, and the associations that the scenes 
and ceremonies had inspired. 

During the day, many of the citizens of Charlestown kept " open 
house " for the accommodation of their friends and strangers, and 
many pleasant meetings were enjoyed. Among those who thus man- 
ifested their patriotism and their hospitality, we may mention more 
particularly the President of the Association, Hon. Mr. Warren, 
Mayor Sawyer, Es-Mayor Frothingham, General James Dana, 
Dr. A. R. Thompson, Peter Hubbell, James Lee, Jr., Horace G. 
Hutchins, P. J. Stone, L. A. Huntington, Joseph F. Hovey, Edward 
Riddle, Wm. W. Wheildon, Edw. Lawrence, John K. Fuller, R. G. 
Lockwood, Paul Willard, Dr. Henry Lyon, Oscar Murdock, Isaac 
Kendall, 2d, Col. Rogers, Ira Goodrich, Francis Thompson, N. F. 
Frothingham, Geo. E. Lincoln, Benj. G. Blanchard, and many 
others. 

In the evening, the Statue in the Pavilion was brilliantly lighted 
with gas, by the active efibrts of Mr. Geo. B. Neal, agent of the 
Gas Company, and was visited by thousands of persons. Two 
Bands of Musicians, provided by the City Committee, were stationed 
on the ground, and discoursed delightful music, while the air was 
filled with fireworks. The city throughout was gorgeous with light 
and brilliancy. 



It is proper here to say that the interest which the City Council 
of Charlestown and the citizens generally took in the occasion; the 
liberal manner in which they contributed to the celebration, during 
the day and evening, and the elegant and hospitable entertainment 



196 FIRE DEPARTMENT. 

whicli the Committee provided for the guests of the Association, de- 
mand the grateful acknowledgments of the Committee of Arrange- 
ments. They were appreciated and will be remembered. 

In conclusion, we may bestow one word of consideration, at least, 
upon the Ladies of Charlestown, who were so ready to render their 
assistance and encouragement in aid of the celebration, and in the 
duties of hospitality. They are ever ready to answer all demands 
upon their patriotism and their gratitude as upon their benevolence. 
Without their kind interest, their ready approval and their tasteful 
labors, our celebration and its ornaments, would have been incom- 
plete. We owe them many thanks for their efforts, and cheerfully 
acknowledge a new claim on their part to our respectful regards. 



PARADE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 

The Firemen of Charlestown and their guests, assembled on 
Austin street, at about ten o'clock, and in a few moments moved in 
the following order : — 

Chief Engineer James C. Poor, 
shelton's brass band. 
Oceanus Engine Co., No. 11, New York, Capt. John Wildey. 
Uniform — drab coat and pants, fire hats. Their beautiful double 
decked engine attracted great attention. 

WASHINGTON BRASS BAND. 

New York Hose Co., No. 5, Capt, Frank M. Raymond. Uni- 
form — red shirts, black pants and fire hats. The hose carriage of 
this company was greatly admired. 

NASHUA BRASS BAND. 

La Fayette Hose Co., No. 3, Nashua, N. H., Capt. Jackson 
Willard. Uniform — red shirts, grey pants and fire hats. 

Constitution Engine Co., No. 9, of Salem, Capt. A. A. Wiggin. 
Uniform — blue shirts, black pants and fire hats. 



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flagg's cornet band. 

Warren Engine Co., No. 1, Roxbury, Captain John A. Foley. 
Uniform— red shirts, black pants and fire hats. The ofiicers of 
Torrent, No. 6, of Roxbury, were guests of the Warren. 

Hancock Engine Co., No. 1, Capt. Samuel Brintnall. Uniform — 
red shirts, black pants and fire hats. 

CHELSEA BRASS BAND. 

Bunker Hill Engine Company, No, 2, Capt. Swan. Uniform — 
red shirts, black pants and fire hats. 

Howard Engine Co., No. 3, Capt. Copps. Uniform — red shirts, 
black pants and glazed caps. 

Red Jacket Hose Co., No. 1, Capt. Barstow. Uniform — red 
shirts, black pants and drab caps. 

BOSTON BRIGADE BAND. 

Warren Engine Co., No. 4, Capt. Prescott. Uniform — blue 
shirts, black pants and fire hats. 

Washington Engine Co., No. 5, Capt. Rogers. Uniform — red 
shirts, black pants and fire hats. 

Franklin Engine Co., No, 7, Capt. Thomas Brintnall. Uniform 
— ^black pants, white shirts and black hats. 

The various companies drew their apparatus, which showed to 
great advantage. Warren No. 4's engine had just been repainted, 
and looked exceedingly neat and elegant. 

The procession passed through the following streets : — Main, 
bunker Hill, Elm, High, Concord, Chelsea, Adams, Common, Win- 
throp and Harvard ; passing all the engine houses in the city. 

The companies all mustered with full ranks, and each made a 
very creditable appearance. This parade of the Fire Department, 
with their guests, was one of the attractive features of the day. 

In the afternoon Oceanus Company, of New York, partook of the 
hospitalities of Washington, No. 5, of Charlestown. Both com- 
panies afterwards proceeded to Spy Pond to finish their celebration 
of the 17th. 

In the evening, Hose Company, No, 5, of New York, dined with 
Hancock Engine Co., of Charlestown, at Washington Hall. 



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NOTE. 

The following contemporary accounts and selections are made 
•from the newspapers of the day, and are here inserted as con- 
tributing to the illustration of this last great Celebration of the 
Monument Association. They will be perused with interest, now 
and hereafter, as affording vivid descriptions of the incidents and 
ceremonies ; as giving a more lively history of the events and 
scenes, — showing, as it were, the " very age and body of the 
time, his form and pressure," more clearly than any formal account 
can do, — and as indicating the general success of the occasion. 



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[From ilie Evening Gazette.^ 
BUNKER HILL. — SEVENTEENTH: JUNE. 



No Eleusinian mysteries demand our care 

On this eventful morn, no tales of Greece, or Rome, 

Will fill the soul, but shoots that rend the air 
Recall a strife for Liberty, and home. 

A strife now dwelling in the mighty past, 
And summoned to the mind, its bold ajipeal 

Cleaves with heart-stirring power, the last 
And least, in sympathy must feel. 

It tells of deeds of stem and high emprise, ' 

The patriot soldier on his native soil. 
Defending rights, the brave, the good, the wise. 

Full eager for the fight, its carnage, and its toil. 

It heralds one — most honored be the name 
Of Warren, in his prime, he fell, a son 

Of Massachusetts — all his youthful fame 

Now lives, enshrined, his earthly work well done. 

And with his comrades, on that blest of days, 
When men uprose, and sped them to this height, 

He won a nation's love, a nation's praise. 

And proved, in truth, that right is ever might. 

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Nor to these men must boundless thanks be given, 

Whose deeds this hour we solemnly recount, 
But unto Him, eternal of high Heaven, 

Shall incense rise from this immortal mount. 

And grateful hearts imbued with God above, 

Recallirg blessings, scattered o'er the land 
AH crowning Preedom, symbol of His love, 

Profoundly humble, laud the Giver's hand. 

One of the Barclays 



[From the Bunker Hill Aurora^] 

It seems to be universally admitted, that the Celebration and 
Inauguration, in this city, vi^ere splendidly successful and satisfac- 
tory. The weather was cloudy, and in many respects favorable to 
the proceedings of the day. The military and masonic displays on 
the occasion have rarely been equalled. It is the third great cele- 
bi'ation under the auspices of the Monument Association, besides 
the Masonic celebration of 1845, and the union celebration of the 
Anniversary in 1850 ; and it is believed to have been equal to any 
that have preceded it, and superior, in some respects, to either of 
them. 

The Committee of Arrangements had to regret the absence 
of a number of guests, who had been invited by them, and were 
expected to be present ; but they are pleased to know that those 
who honored the day with their presence, expx'essed themselves 
highly gratified with the occasion, and the proceedings and cere- 
monies which characterized it. Great credit is due, in the planning 
and carrying out the arrangements for the celebration, to the Presi- 
dent of the Association, Mr. Warren, whose exertions have been 
various and arduous for several weeks, and who has devoted himself 
to the labor with great earnestness and energy. In addition to the 
duties and service required of him, in regard to the celebration 
itself, it is just to say, that it is by his exertions that the cost of the 
Statue, (five thousand dollars,) has been completed within a few 
weeks past, and no debt will be left against the committee for the 



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labor of the artist. The result is extremely creditable to him and 
to others who have promptly, and we may add patriotically, seconded 
his efforts in this behalf. 

The Committee of Arrangements, on the part of the Association, 
are largely indebted to the City Council of Charlestown, and the 
Mayor, for the prompt and unsolicited assistance rendered in the 
celebration of the day ; in providing the splendid military escort 
of the occasion, in the entertainment of the guests of the Associa- 
tion, in the decoration of the city, in music, and fireworks, and in 
various other respects adding to the interest and brilliancy of the 
celebration. 

The splendid work of art, which the Association have now placed 
upon their grounds in this city — an enduring monument of pa- 
triotic gratitude — may be regarded as some compensation for the 
equally patriotic interest manifested by the City Government on 
the occasion. 

The escort was tendered to the Association by the City of 
Charlestown. Four companies of the Fifth Regiment were in- 
vited by the City Government, and the appearance of the rest of 
the military was entirely voluntary on their part. The military 
force must have comprised about two thousand men. The propo- 
sition on the part of the City Government to provide this escort, 
was made in the most liberal and honorable manner, and was car- 
ried out Avith remarkable success. Col. Rogers, the commander, 
we are informed by military men, discharged his duty in a soldierly 
and satisfactory manner. 

The whole arrangement, notwithstanding the delay which oc- 
curred, was eminently successful and brilliant, and as the occasion 
was strictly military, the display was worthy of the day, and the 
purpose. It will long be remembered, we think, as one of the 
finest military displays ever seen on any similar occasion in the 
State. 

The number of people in Charlesto^vn, on the occasion of this cele- 
bration, can hardly be estimated. During more than half the day, 
from early morning until afternoon, there was a continual stream of 
people over the two bridges from Boston, besides large numbers 
who came in from other directions. Along the entire route of the 
procession, in Boston, and in this city, the streets were lined with 



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people, and the houses and stores, and, in some cases, the house-tops, 
filled with spectators. 

The Masonic portion of the procession was one of its greatest 
and most marked features. The fraternity was out in great num- 
bers, and made a display of their order and regalia never before 
exceeded in this part of the countr}^ The Boston Encamjiment of 
Knights Templars, under command of Dr. Winslow Lewis, num- 
bering one hundred and twenty-five members, dressed in their rich 
regalia, and carrying swords, made a fine display. The Grand 
Lodge of Massachusetts, which brought up the rear of the Masonic 
procession, (moving left in front,) also made a very fine appearance 
with their rich " blue and gold " regalia. A detachment of Knights 
Templars, under command of J. K. Hall, Esq., acted as body guard 
to the Grand Lodge. 

Mr. Warren^ s Levee. — After the ceremonies in the pavilion, on 
"Wednesday, the house of Mr. Warren, President of the Monument 
Association, was thi'own open to its officers and guests, marshals, 
subscribers to the Statue, and a brilliant party of ladies and gen- 
tlemen assembled. Messrs. Everett and Winthrop, Senator Mason, 
Mr. Peabody, N. P. Willis, and other distinguished guests, were 
present during the evening, and were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. 
Warren, in a most courteous and hospitable manner. The Ger- 
mania Band was present and discoursed most agreeable music on 
the occasion. 



[From the Boston Courier.] 

The third occasion of celebration on Bunker Hill was equal to 
those which had marked the laying of the corner-stone and the 
completion of the Monument ; and although there was no Web- 
ster present, there were others with a love of country as strong, 
and a patriotism as large. Everett, and Winthrop, of Massachu- 
setts, Mason, of Virginia, and Kennedy, of Maryland, — the Gov- 
ernors of the old States of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and our 
own chief magistrate, — all as brothers and citizens of a common 
nationality, united in doing honor to the memories of 1775. We 



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can only urge our readers tliis morning to read the addresses, and 
to reflect on the patriotic sentiments contained in them. 

The celebration of yesterday was abundantly successful. The 
day proved most pi-opitious, at least for those who took an active 
part in the services. A slight rain on the preceding day had laid 
the dust, and though the morning was somewhat lowering, and the 
clouds let fall a few occasional drops, yet the absence of summer 
sun and the moderately cool atmosphere made the march of the 
procession less fatiguing, and the whole affair perhaps none the less 
agreeable to the spectators. Boston was thronged with a multitude 
not often surpassed, though on some fonner occasions we have seen 
more present. We can truly say we never saw a more decent and 
orderly crowd. On the Common, especially, and in all the avenues 
leading to the State House, and in the immediate vicinity of that 
edifice, the packed mass of human beings was a sight to behold. 
At this season, the Common itself presents a spectacle of glorious 
beauty ; and crowded as it was yesterday with the living and 
moving multitude, it afforded a scene of extraordinary animation 
and interest. Whatever may be our deficiencies in other particu- 
lars, in certain practical respects our population certainly shows, at 
such times, a strong. religious sense. For surely it must be either 
a sublime, if unconscious, trust in Providence, which emboldens so 
many of the fairer sex to throw themselves unhesitatingly among 
the crowd. This courage may in part be owing to their marked 
confidence in the courtesy of the rougher sex, which in this country 
almost always gives way at once to a woman, but the thing is no 
less a marvel, how they sometimes escape injury by accident, if not 
rude usage by design. We do not speak of coarser females to 
whom a jostle or a jam would be of little moment ; but we saw 
thousands of women yesterday, many apparently delicate, some of 
them aged and feeble, and often accompanied by very tender shoots 
from the parental tree, making their way with the most evident con- 
sciousness of security, through the very thickest of the throng. 

The procession itself was singularly complete and imposing. We 
doubt whether the military ever appeared to better advantage. Our 
own handsome and well-appointed companies will take it as no dis- 
paragement, when we say, that the noble New York regiment was 
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Nothing superior to it, in everything becoming citi^en-sokliersj 
could be exhibited in this country, and those who are familiar with 
the appearance of the best regular troops in Europe declared they had 
seen nothing so nearly resenibling them elsewhere in America. It 
is a subject of sincere congratulation, that this fine body of men, so 
complete in array and discipline, and commanded by officers so ap- 
parently worthy of them, attended the celebration. Certainly, here-* 
after, we shall feel less apprehension, when we hear of civic troubles, 
or of j)opular outbreaks, in the city of New York. At more than 
one period, we have had occasion to appeal successfully to this strong 
arm of defence, in our own city, ordinarily so peaceable, and no one 
could observe the general aspect, and firm, measured tread of the 
noble " Seventh " yesterday, without feeling assured confidence in 
the eventual maintenance of law, order, and peace, in the great 
commercial emporium. We were happy to hear spontaneous 
cheers greet them, as they passed between the crowds which 
thronged the sidewalks in the various streets. 

In another place, we have given a more rninute account of all 
which took place in this city and at Bunker Hill. We furnish our 
readers with a very full and accurate report of these interesting 
ceremonies and public performances. They ^tere in all respects 
highly honorable to those who participated in them. If they can 
add no new lustre to the venerated name of Bunker Hill, and to 
the beloved one of Warken, forever associated with it, they at 
least served to renew, as they will help to perpetuate, the gathering 
glory both of the battle-field and the hero. 



[From the Boston Herald.] 

Yesterday was a holiday long to be remembered in Boston and 
Charlestown. The 'morning opened dark and cloudy, with indica- 
tions of rain, but as the day advanced the weather became more 
and more favorable. Clouds still obscured the sun, and, in conse- 
quence, the weather was cool and pleasant. Never did a procession 
march under more favorable circumstances. The military were not 
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of the yeai", and bore their arms and equipments with ease and 
grace. The civil bodies taking part in the procession were espe- 
cially thankful that this, to them, unusual exercise was so pleasant, 
and that neither dust nor mud were in the streets to plague them. 

We believe there has not been so large and so fine a display of 
military in Boston Avithin the last twenty years. Large numbers 
were present from other States, and our own citizen soldiers showed, 
on this occasion, their wonted spirit and patriotism by turning out 
with full ranks. The National Guard, of New York, received the 
admiration of the assembled multitudes, and added much to the at- 
tractions of the day. It was regretted by ail that the Eighth Regi- 
ment were delayed so as to be unable to join in the procession. We 
trust the warmth of their reception, and the attentions which are 
being bestowed upon them by the Second Regiment of this city, 
will fully repay them for their disappointment. 

A pleasing feature of the day was the turn-out of that noble body 
of citizens, the firemen, who are always on hand, whether to answer 
to the call of duty, or by their presence to add to the pleasures and 
the beauty of a holiday show. It is to be regretted that circum- 
stances occurred which prevented them from taking part in the great 
procession of the day. That they highly enjoyed themselves in their 
independent celebration, no one can doubt. 

The Masons and other public societies helped to swell the pro- 
cession, by their large numbers, and added to its beauty by their 
magnificent banners, rich regalias, and noble appearance. 

There were preseiit a large number of distinguished persons from 
other States — more than is usual upon occasions like this. The 
long line of carriages in the procession contained many men whose 
names have become historical. 

The proceedings at the pavilion on Bunker Hill were of an ex- 
ceedingly interesting character. The speeches were especially per- 
tinent, brilliant, and eloquent. 

The Levee given by the city authorities of Charlestown, at their 
City Hall, was well attended, and was a pleasant and agreeable affair. 

The military and firemen, of Chai'lestown, the military of this 
city, the authorities of the two cities, and citizens generally, have 
paid becoming attention to guests from abroad, thus proving that the 
proverbial hospitality of this community is not a thing of the past. 



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[From the Boston Advertiser.'] 

The length of our report in the Advertiser, of the proceedings 
in celebration of the late Anniversary, and in the public dedica- 
tion of the testimonial now erected on the spot where the first battle 
for American Independence was fought, to the memory of the 
political leader who lost his life as a volunteer in that battle, left us 
no space for comment upon those proceedings. The report itself, 
perhaps, rendei'ed comment unnecessary. We wish, however, to 
give an expression to the gratification which is felt by the people of 
this community at the cordial cooperation in this celebration of so 
many persons, not only from all parts of our own Commonwealth, 
and from the neighboring States, but from distant States. We wish, 
also, to call attention to the remarks of the distinguished Senator 
from Virginia, and of the eminent author and orator from Mary- 
land, who addressed the vast assembly at the pavilion on the occa- 
sion, expressive of the hearty sympathy of the people of their 
respective States in the feelings which animated the people of 
Massachusetts in the days of the Revolution, and which still ani- 
mate their descendants. 



\_From the Home Journal, Neio York.'\ 

Idlewxld, July 1, 1857. 

Dear Morris,— My last letter told you of Mr. Everett's elo- 
quence on the seventeenth ; and you Avill easily conceive that it was 
like a sea-bird's toss upon the waves, after a storm, " with the swell 
on," to sit and realize the spot and its associations after such 
stirring of patriotic memories. The military band had preceded it 
with a solemn march, while the Statue was unveiled — the heroic 
marble telling its own story to the multitude as the superb canopy 
of flags was slowly drawn aside — and I remember to have seen 
nothing in my life more dramatically effective. It warms a statue 
wonderfully into expression to have ten thousand eager admirers 
gazing at it with the same feeling, at the same instant; and I 
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tudinous magnetism. I tried to say something to the friend at my 
side, but could not — for there is a gate somewhere between heart 
and brain that proves too small, somehow, for the passing of a 
thought ten thousand strong ! Why should these best throbs of our 
whole existence so choke off the most emotional gift, human utter- 
ance ? Tell us, oh Agassiz ! 

While thus powerfully impressed, by eloquent speech and elo- 
quent marble, with a representation of the men we have had, it was 
both apt and gratifying to see, upon the stage before us, in the 
eloquence of life and reality, a representation of the men we have 
got. Fifty of the most distinguished gentlemen of our country 
occupied the seats of honor upon the platform, and I studied their 
physiognomies, and speculated on the Bunker-Hillibility of each, 
with very great interest. Of what Physiology calls the five tem- 
peraments, " the bilious, the choleric, the phlegmatic, the sanguine, 
the melancholy and nervous," there was apparently the usual 
distributive proportion, or that which Nature and Elections think 
necessary to harmony in the national punch-bowl — only that it is a 
pity, (I could not but think,) that, by some such " muddle-stick," 
as the present occasion, these opposing ingredients should not oft- 
ener be stirred up. Two drops out of any two of their hearts, at 
the close of Everett's Oration, would have tasted like one of the 
same good liquor, I am very sure. 

For fine studies, artistically speaking, the sculptor would have 
chosen the two heads nearest to the speaker — Mr. Mason's, of 
Virginia, and Mr. George Peabody's — both men of large stature 
and full person, but alike remarkable also for that massive noble- 
ness of feature that " cuts well in marble." Busts of the two, in 
the niches of the Athenceum, would tell well for the keeping up of 
the stock of Fairfax and Winthrop. On opposite sides again, and 
next to these gentlemen, were two younger men, whom it was im- 
possible not to classify as you saw them within reach of each 
other — a pair of intellectually model heads, of indomitable firm- 
ness — Governor Gardner and Speaker Banks. Then there was 
the embodiment of the Pilgrim ideal, in the apostolic and scholarly 
features of the President of Harvard ; and there was the large- 
hearted humility of a Howard in the marked lineaments and self- 
forgetful air of the munificent Cooper; and there was Robert 

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C. "Winthrop, with his inheritance of the aii* gubernatorial, and 
heahhy Burlingame, the well-woven triplicate of fun, fluency, and 
fire, and Colonel Aspinwall, the Wellington-looking veteran who 
was the chief-marshal of the day, and the straight -forward and 
prompt President of the Bunker Hill Association, ex-mayor TVari-en, 
who, as the descendant of the same stock with the hero in marble, 
was the occasion's proper spokesman and host. 

Upon these, and the forty or fifty other eminent men upon the 
raised platform, I looked with the natural interest of comparison, as 
the orator called up for us, once more, the shadows of the heroes of 
'76, and, in the vivid array of the two periods, I could feel no 
disparagement of our time. With cause for another Revolution, 
there would be plenty of mind for it, as well as plenty of strong 
will, courage, and patriotism — no spectator of that scene could 
have a doubt. 

Of the day's main procession of events, the newspapers have 
given faithful account ; but there were two incidental features of 
very dramatic interest to me — two instances of personal look, man- 
ner, and bearing, (or, as the French define it in a word, main- 
tien) — which the reporters have but alluded to very slightly. Both 
were unforeseen in the programme — the appearance of a Virginian 
Senator upon the platform, and of a young lady of seventeen among 
the audience below ; the latter a lineal descendant of the hero 
whose Statue was to be inaugurated — and, of these, let me say a 
word in passing. 

Mr. Mason's fine head had interested me as he sat upon the 
stage, though I had failed to discover who he was by enquiries of 
those around me. When Mr. Winthrop, with his usual parliamen- 
tary felicity, introduced him at last as the well-known Senator 
from Virginia, my curiosity was naturally increased — his position, 
before that audience of seven thousand, (very nearly at an odds, 
political and sectional, of one to six thousand nine hundred and 
ninety-nine,) being one of rather formidable embarrassment. He 
arose and stepped forward to the table, and I in vain scrutinized 
his features, sitting very near to him as I did, for any trace either 
of discomposure or defiance. His calm eye made the circuit of the 
pavilion, while he collected his thoughts for reply to a summons 
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ing, very unconsciously to himself, the Southern instinct beneath it 
all. The broad-brimmed slouch hat which he wore, as a traveller, 
was not laid on the table. It was, just perceptibly, and with the 
least possible propulsion of the arm, tossed there ! 

Of his speech, in giving the substance, the reports make an im- 
perfect representation. The fluency, the deliberateness of accent, 
the dignity and well-balanced measures of epithet and rhythm, — 
admirable, under any circumstances in an extempore speech, were, 
here, even curious in their perfection. But it was in the air and 
bearing of the man, that his conscious quality of soul — his in- 
stinctive will, character, and purpose — were most eloquently ex- 
pressed. Of intellectual repose, and of the calm courtesy of man- 
liness kept habitually in training, his whole presence was the type 
undeniable. Dignity so absolutely faultless, both of mien and 
toner— fine as it would be with the most elaborate study and prepa- 
ration — was, in this critical impromptu of the Virginia Senator, 
very remarkable. 

Andj, of the young lady of seventeen, who sat within a few feet 
of Mr. Mason, (if I may be permitted to say so, of apparently the 
same stock and breeding,) let me venture to record also my im- 
pression. 

By accidental detention of her father, a grandson of General 
"Warren, Miss Newcomb, whose residence was in the interior of 
the State, had arrived late in Boston, accompanied only by a 
youthful brother, to attend the presentation of the Statue. The 
Committee of Arrangements, hearing, at the last moment, of her 
presence, called upon the lady well known as the Queen of Boston 
hospitality to strangers, requesting her to act as chaperon to the 
interesting guest, as she could not be included regularly in the pro- 
cession. Promptly acceded to by Mrs. Otis, the duties of convoy 
and introduction were most cordially and kindly performed ; nearly 
every person of distinction, during the day's ceremonies or the 
evening's festivities at the Mayor's, being formerly presented to her. 
Dressed with exceeding lady-likeness and elegance, tall for her age, 
and, though not strictly beautiful in feature, of very fine form and very 
marked superiority of expression and personal bearing, she played 
her conspicuous part in that celebration, as her heroic ancestor, 
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proud to see. She was but a school-girl, remember, yet, by the 
great number and great variety of strangers who in turn addressed 
her, she was in no way disconcerted. Her replies, her smiles, her 
aptnesses of" civility and conversation, Avere of a tact and well-bred 
ease which a Princess Royal might have taken for a model. It is 
evidently superior blood, in good perpetuation thus far ; and to see 
Miss Newcomb playing her part in this scene, could but strengthen 
the conviction of the day — that America is not yet upon the 
wane. 

Our evening at Mayor Warren's was a very brilliant one — all 
the celebrities there, with the lovely women whose sweet words are 
the " cash down " of immortality. Senator Mason was hooped 
round with a very bright and admiring circle — evidently in the 
full tide of a successful launch upon Northern sympathy. With a 
gay supper and a dance, the famous day was carried on to the 
edge of the small hours, and so ended our renewal of Bunker Hill. 
Of some other points in connection with its surroundings, the 
Statue, etc., I may write hereafter, but my letter is long enough at 
present. 

Trusting that your invalid eyes may avail you to read even thus 
far, my dear Morris, I remain, yours, on the other side of the Storm- 
King. N. p. w. 



\From the Boston Journal.] 

The Celebration of the Seventeenth. — The weather was very fa- 
vorable yesterday for the Celebration of the Anniversary of the 
Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Inauguration of the Statue of 
Warren, and the whole affair was very successful. The procession 
was attractive and imposing, and the ceremonies of Inauguration, 
the speeches, etc., were felicitous and appropriate. The day was 
very generally observed as a holiday, and the streets were thronged 
with people, and were gay with flags and streamers. 

Reception of the Neio York Washington Greys. — A battalion of 
the Washington Greys, numbering one hundred and twenty-six men, 
from the Eighth New York Regiment, arrived in this city yester- 
day afternoon at quarter past five o'clock, and were received at the 



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Worcester depot by the Second Regiment, Colonel Perkins. The 
Greys left New York yesterday morning at eight o'clock, by the 
land route, and although too late to take part in the celebration, 
their arrival Avas none the less welcome, as the numerous cheers 
which greeted them as they marched through the streets testified. 
They are a fine looking body of men, with a martial bearing that 
regular troops might envy. Their drill appears to be perfect, and 
the manner in which they carry their muskets, and their firm, 
soldier-like step, was yesterday the theme of universal admiration. 
Their grey uniform is not only serviceable but brilliant, and tlieir 
coats and pants look as though made for their owners, and not 
selected at random. New York may justly feel proud of such citi- 
zen soldiers, but we think she has sent on her best specimens. 

The Greys are accompanied by Dodworth's celebrated Band, 
numbering about thirty pieces. The battalion is under the com- 
mand of Major Leander Burt. The Adjutant is Charles Harrison, 
and the Surgeon is Dr. John Atkin. 

The Second Regiment escorted their guests through a number of 
the principal streets to the American House, where, no doubt, their 
wants will be well attended to during their short stay in the city. 

Dodworth's Band gave a Concert last evening, at Faneuil Hall, 
complimentary to the Second Regiment of this city. At an early 
hour, the hall was crowded, and hundreds were unable to gain ad- 
mittance. A few of the Greys were present, but most of them were 
feasted at the houses of our pi-incipal citizens. 



[From the Boston Traveller.] 

The Military Review of Thursday —^ The New York Seventh 
Regiment. — Had the weather been pleasant on Thursday, June 
18th, this long expected review would have been an era in the ex- 
perience and observation of our military. The city generally would 
have taken a great interest in it. The whole western side of the 
Common had been enclosed, and the parade ground thus created 
was quite equal to most of the celebrated parade grounds of Europe. 
The Champ de Mars is kept in better order, with reference only to 



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jDarades. Ours, however, has this advantage, that the rising slopes 
on two sides command the whole view of it, and thus enclose it like 
an amphitheatre. Upon this fine field the most celebrated regiment 
in the North appeared in full numbers. They were escorted by the 
Lancers, in their scarlet uniforms, with fluttering pennons, and by 
the First Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry. When formed in 
line for review, they presented an appearance which might have 
relaxed the bronzed features of Bonaparte even with satisfaction. 
In front of their centre of position, the Governor, with an unusually 
large and varied staff, all well mounted and equipped, sat before 
them. As they presented arms to the State of Massachusetts, in 
the person of her first magistrate, and he removed his chapeau in 
response, while the drums beat and the colors saluted, the whole 
scene, despite the rain, Avas beautiful and impressive. The broad, 
level field, stretching from mall to mall, was cleared and open, sur- 
rounded on all sides but one by the overhanging elms ; and on that 
side the rising ground, sloping upwards, was completely covered 
with enthusiastic spectators, among whom were many ladies ; while 
a little in the back-ground, high over the heads of all, like a pro- 
tecting genius, towered and floated the flag of our Union. 

"We need not describe in detail the technical " movements " of the 
regiments reviewed. But we can say with great confidence, that 
Governor Gardner and the spectators saw the best military review 
ever made on that ground. The marchings, wheelings, and turn- 
ings of column, breaking into column and forming again in line, 
and the manual, were all exhibited with a precision and beauty to 
satisfy entirely the highest " School of the Soldier." It must have 
tended to soften the tone of animadversion upon the military, some- 
times, nor always unjustly, indulged in by civilians, to see this sjiec- 
tacle of soldierly drill and bearing. No wonder that the rioters at 
New York were overawed and intimidated by the mere presence 
of this body of men near the Park, on their way hither. Even the 
refractory Mayor himself seems to have lowered his lordly tone, 
from the moment he caught sight of their bayonets bristling in such 
perfect lines. The value in enforcement of law, of such a thoroughly 
drilled body of men, eight hundred in full, all animated by an ardent 
regimental feeling, all habitually obedient to the proper command, 
cannot be over-estimated. 



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To attain such a superb drill, it is evident that they must make 
their regimental duties the pleasure and the business of nearly all 
their leisure time. They drill by companies every %oeeh, and all the 
men are obliged to be present. They have, besides, many squad 
drills for recruits. These recruits are thoroughly trained before 
they are suffered to appear in the ranks. The election to their 
membership is often quite difficult. Great ardor is manifested in 
New York, by the young and middle-aged men, to belong to them. 
The question of size is one of great importance with them, in 
admitting a man. A very small number of black balls keep out. 

The fame of the regiment is of long standing. Many of its offi- 
cers have belonged to it from ten to twenty years. Colonel Duryee 
himself rose gradually from the ranks. He served originally as a 
private soldier, some ten or fifteen years ago. He has been Colonel 
several years, and is extremely popular. One of their Captains 
has been so for nearly twenty years. From the perfect good hu- 
mor, self-command, and readiness of Col. Duryee, on every occasion 
during this visit, he appears to have great executive ability. His 
strictness of discipline may be inferred from the single fact that, 
two of his men, on Wednesday, petitioned to be excused from duty, 
one day, for sickness. He told them if they were sick enough to 
keep their rooms they could be excused, otherwise not. They must 
not, he said, be seen on the sidewalk. They refused this conditional 
excuse, shouldered their arms, and before night the violence of their 
sickness showed itself so as to prostrate them. 

Probably, the assembling and drilling, and the esprit de corps of 
their regiment, are to those men of the famous " Seventh " the 
amusement, the variety, and the poetry of their lives. They are 
generally business men — merchants and clerks. This is true to 
such a degree that the regiment has been called the New York 
merchants' graduating class. In this entirely different field from 
their business occupations, they find an agreeable companionship 
and a manly training. The inflnence, also, is enhanced by the 
smack of real danger which attends their profioiency, since they, 
most of all the soldiery, are relied on by the law. On them, and on 
their compeers, the State leans. 

We regret that our First Regiment did not turn out with fuller 
ranks to escort them on Thursday. Our soldiers, however, did a 



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very severe duty, and did it well. The "Tigers," though, were out 
in full complement, and marched on to the field of assembly in 
gallant style. 



[From the Charkstoion Advertiser. "] 

Travel hetiveen Gharlestoion and Boston on the Seventeenth. — The 
sum taken for tolls on the Ciiarles River and Warren Bridges, on 
the Seventeenth, as we are informed, amounted to $1,002.5G, the 
largest sum ever taken. About $200 of the amount was taken for 
carriages, and the remainder, upwards of $800, for cent tolls, which 
gives a total of foot passengers who crossed the bridges of eightij 
thousand two hundred and fifty-six. Seventeen thousand coppers 
were taken, which includes six of the new coin, all that were 
received. 

The Horse Railroad and Bunker Hill line of coaches also did 
a great business, transporting tioentyfive thousand pei'sons between 
the two cities without a single accident. This number, added to 
those who crossed the bridges in the procession and in j^rivate car- 
riages, must have swelled up the number to rising of one hundred 
andfifti/ thousand people I 



[From the Eeeninq Transcript.] 

New York, June 9, 1857. 

General Warren. To the Editor of the Transcript: — Among 
the numerous odes, acrostics, and other poetical tributes to the 
character of General Joseph Warren, that have appeared since his 
death, no one is more qharacteristic of the period in which it was 
produced than the following, Avhich was written by the celebrated 
Arthur Lee, while he occupied the position as agent for the Colony 
of Virginia, at London ; and, as the approaching Inauguration of the 
Warren Statue renders anything connected with the immortal hero 
of Bunker Hill of peculiar interest, I send it to you for publication. 



CONTEMPORARY SELECTIONS. 217 



The ode first appeared in the London Morning Chronicle, of August 
3d, 1775, and, in October of the same year, was copied into the 
Pennsylvania Packet, a newspaper printed at Philadelphia. Sub- 
sequently it was issued in a ballad sheet, with a short biographical 
notice of General "Warren. The title was thus : — 



"ODE 

To the meinory of Dr. Warren, the celebrated orator, who was slain upon the Heights of Charles- 
town, fighting for the Liberties of Ajnerica, on the seventeenth day of June, 1775." 

O great reverse of TuUy's coward heart ! 

Immortal Warren ! you suffice to teach 
That orators may fill the warrior's part, 

And active souls be joined with fluent speech. 

Shall not the speaker, who alone can give 

Immortal reviviscence to the dead, 
Chang' d to a hero now forever live 

In Fame's eternal roUs, with those he led ? 

Let North and Sandwich take the meaner shame 
Of blust'ring words unknown to hardy deeds ; 

Let callous G e superior merit claim 

In grinning laughter, whilst his country bleeds. 

Boston's first sons in prostrate numbers lay, 
And Freedom tottered on destruction's brink ; 

"Warren stept forth to solemnize the day. 

And dared to speak what some scarce dare to think.* 

Yet glorious Union ! more than one man's share ! 

He in his latest as his earliest breath, 
In camp or forum equally could dare, 

And seal his broad Philippics with his death. 

Tamor. 

* This is an allusion to the two orations commemorative of the Boston 
Massacre, delivered by General Warren, on the fifth of March, of the years 
1772 and 1775. 



218 CONTEMPORARY SELECTIONS. 

[From the Boston Post.] 

Last Days of General Warren. 

He spent the sixteenth of June, 1775, at Watertown, attending 
the session of the provincial congress, of which body Elbridge Gerry 
was a member. Warren and Gerry were intimate friends ; and to 
the latter Warren made known his intention to be on the field of 
battle. In reply to the admonition of his friend, who urged that 
his ardor might prove fatal, Warren's reply was, " Dulce et decorum 
est pro patria ?nori" This conversation took place on the evening 
before the battle. 

On the morning of the seventeenth he repaired to Cambridge ; 
and in the forenoon he attended a meeting of the Committee of 
Safety. The morning guns of the " Lively" spoke the impending 
momentous event. 

About noon, horsemen rode furiously into Cambridge spreading 
the news : " The regulars are landing at Charlestown ; " when the 
bells rung and the drums beat to arms. A short time after this 
alarm, as James Swan and Judge Winthrop were proceeding on foot 
to Charlestown, and were a little beyond the college, V\ arren on 
horseback overtook them, exchanged the usual passing compliments 
and proceeded on his way. He is next seen, on foot, at the base of 
Bunker Hill, where Knowlton had begun the rude rail-fence breast- 
work. General Putnam was then there, who offered to receive 
Warren's orders. Gen. Warren declined to give any; but asked 
where he could be most useful. The old veteran directed him to 
the redoubt, six hundred yards distant, on Breed's Hill, with the 
remark, " There you will be covered." " Don't think," said Warren? 
" I come to seek a place of safety ; but tell me where the onset 
will be most furious." Putnam still pointed to the redoubt. " That 
is the enemy's object; and if that can be defended the day 
is ours." 

Warren then passed on to the redoubt, which he entered with a 
musket in his hand. Here he was recognized by the men. He was 
received with the most enthusiastic cheering ! Col. Prescott pro- 
posed, as he had been appointed a major general, that he should take 



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the command. " I shall take no command here," was Warren's 
reply. " I have not yet received my commission ; I come as a 
volunteer with my musket to serve under you, and shall be happy to 
learn from a soldier of your experience." Warren then said to 
those near him, that he came to encoui'age a good cause ; and gave 
them a cheering and welcome assurance that a reinforcement of two 
thousand men was on the way to their aid. This is the last 
authentic special notice there is of Joseph Warren. 

The intelligence of Warren's death spread gloom over the country; 
and the many independent eulogies on him, contained in private 
letters that are continually coming to light, show how strong a hold 
he had on the affections of his countrymen, *' Here fell," — James 
Warren, his successor as president of the provincial congress, writes 
June 20, 1775, — " our worthy and much lamented friend Dr. 
Warren, with as much glory as Wolfe on the plains of Abraham, 
after performing many feats of bravery, and exhibiting a coolness 
and conduct which did honor to the judgment of his country in 
appointing him a few days before one of their major generals ; at 
once admired and lamented in such a manner as to make it difficult 
to determine whether regret or envy predominates." " The loss of 
Dr. Warren," William Tudor, June 26, 1775, writes, " is irreparable 
— -his death is generally and greatly lamented. But 

' Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.' 

This is a day of heroes. The fall of one will inspire the surviving 
glorious band to emulate his virtues and revenge his death on the 
foes of liberty and our country," " We yet have about sixty or 
seventy killed or missing;" writes J, Palmer, June 19, 1775, " but 
— among these, is — -what shall I say ? How shall I write the name 
of our worthy friend, the great and good Dr. W -." 

" Not all the havoc and devastation tl^y have made,'* — Mrs. 
Adams writes to John Adams, July 5, 1775 — " has wounded me 
like the death of Warren. We want him in the senate ; we want 
him in the field. We mourn for the citizen, the senator, the 
physician and the warrior." 

Grordon says Warren " was of a middling size, and of a lowish 



220 CONTEMPORARY SELECTIONS. 

stature. The ladies pronounced him handsome." " He was valued 
in private life for his engaging manners, and as a physician for his 
professional abilities." 

Deacon Lawrence, who recollected perfectly well when Prescott 
tendered Warren the command, stated that in the redoubt he had 
on " a blue coat and white waistcoat." Among other honors, 
Warren was grand master of the masonic fraternity in North 
America ; and this body paid to his remains the first rites of burial ; 
raised to his honor the first monument ; and have ever faithfully 
revered his memory. 

Indeed, from the gloomy hour of his death, have eloquence and 
song, the great and good, united in eulogy on the illustrious patriot 
and early martyr to the cause of freedom in America. Among the 
tributes is the apostrophe of Webster, in his 1825 Bunker Hill 
Address : — 

" J3ut ah! Him! the first great martyr in this great cause. 
Him ! the premature victim of his own self-devoting heart ! Him ! 
the head of our civil councils, and the destined leader of our military 
bands, whom nothing brought hither but the unquenchable fire of his 
own spirit ! Him ! cut oif by Providence in the hour of overwhelm- 
ino- anxiety and thick gloom ; falling ere he saw the star of his 
country rise ; pouring out his generous blood, like water, before he 
knew whether it would fertilize a land of freedom or of bondage ! — 
how shall I struggle with the emotions that s'ifle the utterance of 
thy name ! Our poor work may perish ; but thine shall endure ! 
This monument may moulder away, the solid ground it rests upon 
may sink down to a level with the sea ; but thy memory shall not 
fail! Wheresoever among men a heart shall be found that beats to 
the transports of patriotism and liberty, its aspirations shall be to 
claim kindred with thy spirit ! " 



CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS. 



At the final meeting of tlie Committee of Arrangements, a few 
days subsequent to the celebration, on motion of the Hon. Robert 
C. Winthrop, it was voted, that the thanks of the Bunker Hill 
Monument Association be tendered and recorded — to the City Coun- 
cil of Charlestown ; the Legislative Committee ; to the Hon. George 
Lunt; to the Grrand Lodge of Mass; to the Handel and Haydn Society; 
to Col. Aspinwall, his Aids and assistant Marshals ; to Mr. James 
Lawrence and his asssistant marshals at the Pavilion ; to Col. 
Rogers, Commander of the Escort, and his associates in command ; 
to Col. Duryee and his staff and the members of the Seventh Reg- 
iment ; to the various societies, associations, military companies, 
and all other bodies and persons to whom thanks are due, for 
their services in contributing to the success of the great demonstra- 
tion on the 17th of June. 

It was also Voted, that Wm. W. Wheildon, Esq., one of the 
Committee of Arrangements, be requested to prepare and superintend 
the publication of a full account of the Inauguration, and of such 
incidents connected therewith as may be deemed of present and 
future interest. 

It was further Voted, that a copy of this memorial be presented 
to such parties as the Committee may direct, in order to testify the 
appreciation by the Association of their services. 



The following interesting correspondence between Col. Aspinwall, 
the Grrand Marshal, and Lieut. Gen. Scott, having been presented 



222 LETTER TO GEN. SCOTT. 

to the Committee, was by them ordered to be published in connec- 
tiou with its final proceedings. 

Letter from Col. Aspinwall to Lieut. Gen. Scott. 

Boston, 19 June, 1857. 
My Dear Geneeal Scott, 

At the inauguration of the Statue of Gen. Warren on the 
17th, it was suggested by the Hon. Kobert C. Winthrop, Vice-Presi- 
dent of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, and one of the dis- 
tinguished orators of the day, that, in my capacity of Grand Mar- 
shal, I should convey to you an assurance of the heart-felt sym- 
pathy of the assembled thousands and our whole community, in the 
domestic anxieties and sorrow, which had kept you at home, and 
likewise of our cordial wishes that your health and strength may 
long be spared for the honor and defence of your native land. 

In performing this honorable and welcome duty, I must assure 
you, my dear General, on the faith of an old comrade and 
friend, that the foregoing are not idle words of mere compliment. 
The disappointment, occasioned by your absence, was universal and 
extreme. There are few other living men, whose presence was so 
ardently hoped for, or whose absence could have excited so profound 
a regret throughout this community, as that " of the illustrious 
Chief," — to use the language of the Hon. Edward Everett-—" whose 
blood has not been spared in the service of his country, and who has 
fought her battles victoriously, from the Canadian frontier to the 
tropics." 

The Hon. R. C Winthrop only gave utterance to the general 
sentiment, when, adverting to " the privilege " that had been 
awarded him " of presenting you, as the pre-eminent witness of this 
occasion," he spoke of you, as, " that veteran hero of our later his- 
tory, whose just renown is second to that of no living Captain in 
the world," and " whose presence," he added, " would have lent a 
distinction to the occasion, which nothing else would entirely 
supply," 

In conclusion, I cannot refrain from saying, that I feel deeply 



GEN. scott's reply. 223 

grieved for all your domestic afflictions, and great personal disap- 
pointment, in being deprived by your absence, of the opportunity of 
joining in a universal manifestation of welcome and honor, that 
awaited you in my native Stale. 

I have the honor to remain, 

My dear General, with highest respect, 

Your old friend and comrade, 

THOMAS ASPINWALL 
Lieut. Gen. Scott, Head Quarters, New York. 



Reply of Lieut. Gen. Scott. 



New York, July 1st, 1857. 
My Dear Colonel, 

There is scarcely a document among my public papers more 
flattering to the heart than the contents of your letter to me of the 
19th ul imo, and its interest is much enhanced coming from the pen 
of a dear friend and distinguished brother in arms of the war of 
1812-15, and sorry am I that the same official relation has not been 
continued between us, as, in that case, we should now stand to each 
other next in rank, as next in mutual esteem and confidence. 

I feel very painfully, my dear Colonel, how much I lost in not 
being with you at the recent Bunker Hill Celebration — the most 
splendid American Pageant of the century — when two of our most 
accomplished orators rose to the height of the great occasion, and in 
doing honor to the illustrious dead, kindly glanced a distinction 
upon a living soldier, which only genius stimulated by partiality 
would bestow. 

Truly gratefiil for those brilliant compliments, 
I remain your friend, 

WINFIELD SCOTT. 

Col. Thomas Aspinwall. 



GOVERNMENT 

OF THE 



BIIMER niLL MOMMENT ASSOCIATION, 



1857-8. 



G. WASHINGTON WARREN. 

"VICE- I^RESIIDElSrTS, 

The Phesident of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, 
Joseph M. Wightman, Ex- Officio. 
Charles Wells. Edward Everett. 

Joseph T. Bucicingham. Robert C. Winthrop. 



Amory, James S. 
Appleton, Nathan 
Appleton, William 
Aspinwall, Thomas 
Baker, Daniel C. 
Barker, Eben 
Bell, Luther V. 
Blake, William 
Brooks, Edward 
Clark, James 
Crocker, Uriel 
Curtis, Thomas B. 
Darracott, George 
Dexter, Franklin 
Fairbanks, Stephen 
Fearing, Albert 
Frothingham, J. K. 
Frothingham, Richard, Jr, 
Hale, Nathan 
Hammond, Nathaniel 
Harris, Isaac 
Hubbell, Peter 
Huntington, Lyndo A. 
Lawrence, Amos A. 
Lawrence, James 



ODIREOTORS, 

Lawrence, Wilham R. 
Lee, James, Jr. 
Leighton, Charles 
Lincoln, F. W., Jr. 
Livermore, Isaac 
Loring, Benjamin 
Lyman, Charles 
Marvin, Theophilus R. 
Moore, Charles W. 
Otis, George W. 
Paige, James W. 
Peirce, Henry A. 
* Perkins, Thomas H. 
Reed, Benjamin T. 
Sawyer, T. T. 
Shaw, G. Howland 
Shurtleff, N. B. 
Swallow, Asa 
Thompson, Abram R. 
Thorndike, J. H. 
Thorndikc, John P. 
Walley, Samuel H. 
Warren, J. Mason 
Wheildon, Wm. W. 
Wolcott, J. Huntington 



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